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Kosli (Sanskrit: कोसली भाषा; Oriya: କୋଶଳୀ ଭାଷା Koshali) also known as Sambalpuri is the Indo-Aryan language of Western Odisha. Once considered a dialect of Oriya language it is now recognized as a distinct language.Sambalpuri is largely incomprehensible to speakers of Oriya. Literary works started being produced in the late 20th century. Samalpuri songs are famous throughout Odisha and parts of Chhatisgarh.[citation needed]