# Odia AI voice agent: AI calling in Odia · Vaakyo > AI voice agents that call and answer in Odia for businesses in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela and across Odisha: orders, reminders and bookings. Source: https://vaakyo.com/languages/odia [Languages](https://vaakyo.com/languages) ଓଡ଼ିଆ # AI voice agent **in Odia** Few voice agents speak Odia at all. Vaakyo's does, with an Odia voice, so customers in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack or Sambalpur hear their own language when you call. [Start free](https://console.vaakyo.com/signup) [Talk to sales](https://vaakyo.com/contact#sales) Bikash Odia · Odisha > “ନମସ୍କାର! ମୁଁ ବିକାଶ କହୁଛି, ଭାକ୍ୟୋରୁ। ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଅର୍ଡର ବିଷୟରେ ଫୋନ କରିଛି। ଏବେ ଦୁଇ ମିନିଟ କଥା ହୋଇପାରିବ କି?” Hello! I'm Bikash, calling from Vaakyo about your order. Is this a good time to talk for two minutes? On the phone ## How Odia **sounds on a call** Odia callers are polite and unhurried, with "aagyan" for yes and "apana" for you on a business call. Hindi is widely understood, but a call in Odia feels like it comes from a local business, not a call centre. Money is "tanka" in Odia, not rupaye: ₹1,500 is "pandara saha tanka". Small details like this are what make a caller stay on the line. Phrasebook ## Three lines **from an Odia call** 1. 01 Caller କାଲି ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟାରେ ଫୋନ କରନ୍ତୁ, ଏବେ ଅଫିସରେ ଅଛି। Kali sandhyare phone karantu, ebe office re achhi. “Call tomorrow evening, I'm at the office now.” Books the call-back for that time and calls again, inside your calling hours. 2. 02 Caller ଠିକଣା ବଦଳିଛି, ଏବେ ମନ୍ଦିର ପାଖରେ। Thikana badalichhi, ebe mandira pakhare. “The address has changed: near the temple now.” Saves the new address and landmark as fields, sent to your system after the call. 3. 03 Agent ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଅର୍ଡର ପନ୍ଦର ଶହ ଟଙ୍କା। Apananka order pandara saha tanka. “Your order is ₹1,500.” Says amounts, dates and times in words, the way a person would on the phone. Where it's spoken 3.8 crore people speak Odia as their first language (Census of India 2011) States Odisha, parts of Jharkhand and West Bengal Businesses call customers in Bhubaneswar · Cuttack · Rourkela · Sambalpur · Berhampur · Balasore · Puri Setting it up ## An agent **for Odia callers** Set the voice language to Odia and pick an Odia voice. Test the agent with a few real callers before a big campaign: Odia speech models are newer than Hindi ones, and words you use often can go in the prompt. - [Front desk & appointments](https://vaakyo.com/use-cases/front-desk) - [COD order confirmation](https://vaakyo.com/use-cases/cod-confirmation) - [Lead qualification](https://vaakyo.com/use-cases/lead-qualification) - [Payment & EMI reminders](https://vaakyo.com/use-cases/payment-reminder) - [Feedback & surveys](https://vaakyo.com/use-cases/feedback-survey) - [Candidate screening](https://vaakyo.com/use-cases/recruitment) ## Read **more** - [Choosing speech models for Indian languages The transcriber and the voice decide how an agent sounds and how well it understands. What to compare, and how to test them on your own calls. Read the guide](https://vaakyo.com/blog/choosing-speech-models-indian-languages) - [A checklist for testing a voice agent before it takes real calls The calls that go wrong in production are predictable. Test for them first with simulated callers, edge cases and a short launch checklist. Read the guide](https://vaakyo.com/blog/test-voice-agents-before-launch) - [How to reduce RTO and failed deliveries with calls in Hindi and regional languages Most RTO is decided at two moments, before dispatch and after a failed delivery attempt. A short call in the customer's language at each one confirms the order, books the re-attempt and fixes the address, and the result goes back to your systems. Read the guide](https://vaakyo.com/blog/how-to-reduce-rto-and-failed-deliveries) FAQ ## Questions about **Odia calls** ### Is Odia as good as Hindi? Odia speech recognition and voices are newer than Hindi's, so test with a few real calls first and put the product and place names you use in the prompt. Callers who switch to Hindi are understood with a multilingual transcriber. ### Can it call customers across Odisha? Yes, anywhere in India, from your Vaakyo number, inside the calling hours you set. ### What calls suit Odia best? Confirmations and reminders: order and delivery calls, appointment reminders and payment reminders, where hearing their own language makes customers answer and stay on the line. ## Other languages - [हिन्दी Hindi](https://vaakyo.com/languages/hindi) - [Hinglish](https://vaakyo.com/languages/hinglish) - [English](https://vaakyo.com/languages/english) - [বাংলা Bengali](https://vaakyo.com/languages/bengali) - [मराठी Marathi](https://vaakyo.com/languages/marathi) - [ગુજરાતી Gujarati](https://vaakyo.com/languages/gujarati) - [ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Punjabi](https://vaakyo.com/languages/punjabi) - [தமிழ் Tamil](https://vaakyo.com/languages/tamil) - [తెలుగు Telugu](https://vaakyo.com/languages/telugu) - [ಕನ್ನಡ Kannada](https://vaakyo.com/languages/kannada) - [മലയാളം Malayalam](https://vaakyo.com/languages/malayalam) - [اردو Urdu](https://vaakyo.com/languages/urdu) - [भोजपुरी Bhojpuri](https://vaakyo.com/languages/bhojpuri) ## Get started **today** ### Talk to an expert Tell us about your calls. 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