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
  • Telugu alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3cde
Glottologchen1255

Chenchu language is a

Aboriginal forests hunter-gatherer tribe.Krishnamurti 2003
, p. 208 It is also called Chenchukulam, Chenchwar, Chenswar or Choncharu.

References

  1. ^ Chenchu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Zvelebil (1990), p. 57.

Sources

  • Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003). The Dravidian Languages. Cambridge University Press. .
  • "Chenchu language". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Retrieved 1 June 2025. Chenchu is a vulnerable Dravidian language spoken in forested regions of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana by the Chenchu tribe, classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group.
  • Zvelebil, Kamil (1990). Dravidian Linguistics: An Introduction. Pondicherry Institute of Linguistics and Culture. .

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