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.
Chenchu | |
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చెంచు | |
Native to | India |
Region | Andhra 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] |
Language family | Dravidian
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Writing system | Telugu alphabet |
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ISO 639-3 | cde |
Glottolog | chen1255 |
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Italics indicate extinct languages (no surviving native speakers and no spoken descendant) |
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