Chenchu language

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Chenchu
చెంచు
Native toIndia
RegionAndhra Pradesh (highest concentration in Kurnool district, Prakasam district, Guntur district), Telangana (Mahabubnagar district), Karnataka and Orissa
EthnicityChenchu people
Native speakers
26,000 (2007)[1]
Dravidian
  • South-Central
    • Teluguic
      • Chenchu
Telugu alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3cde
Glottologchen1255

Chenchu language is a

Aboriginal forests hunter-gatherer
tribe. It is also called Chenchukulam, Chenchwar, Chenswar or Choncharu.

References

  1. ^ Chenchu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon