The Oriya Easy to Read Version (ERV) is a full Bible translation in Odia (also known as Oriya), produced by the World Bible Translation Center (WBTC). ^[1] The ERV is a dynamic-equivalence translation designed to express the full meaning of the original Hebrew and Greek texts in clear, accessible language, making it suitable for readers encountering Scripture for the first time. ^[2] The New Testament was first published in 2004, with the complete Bible (Old and New Testaments) following in 2006. ^[3] WBTC (later merged into Bible League International) has produced Easy-to-Read Version translations in over 60 languages worldwide. ^[1] In the ISO 639-3 standard, “ori” is a macrolanguage code encompassing several Oriya varieties, while “ory” designates the individual Odia language specifically; this edition is catalogued under the macrolanguage code ori. ^[4] The translation includes reading aids such as a glossary of difficult words and maps. ^[3]

References

[1] Bible Translation - Bible League International. Overview of ERV translation program and WBTC history.
[2] Oriya Bible: Easy-To-Read Version - Amazon.com. Publication details for the Oriya ERV Bible.
[3] Oriya (2006) WBTC New Testament - Internet Archive. Historical PDF archive of the Oriya ERV New Testament.
[4] ori | ISO 639-3 - SIL International. Explanation of the Oriya macrolanguage code and its relationship to ory.

Language and People

Oriya (ISO 639-3: ori) is spoken by approximately 35,000,000 people. [Glottolog: nucl1284]

References

Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (OR) - Online text, Bible Gateway
NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
Oriya (2006) WBTC New Testament - Historical archive, The World Bible Translation Center
find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for ORIWTC.
bible.com - YouVersion.
ebible.org entry - ebible.org.