Chenchu language

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Chenchu
చెంచు
Native to India
RegionAndhra Pradesh (highest concentration in Kurnool district, Prakasam district, Guntur district), Telangana (Mahabubnagar district), Karnataka and Orissa
Ethnicity Chenchu people
Native speakers
26,000 (2007) [1]
Dravidian
  • South-Central
    • Teluguic
      • Chenchu
Telugu alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3 cde
Glottolog chen1255

Chenchu language is a Dravidian language which belongs to the Telugu branch of its South-Central family. This language is spoken mostly in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states in India by about 28,754 people (1981 census) of the Chenchu Aboriginal forests hunter-gatherer tribe. It is also called Chenchukulam, Chenchwar, Chenswar or Choncharu.

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References

  1. Chenchu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg