Native to India Native speakers 26,000 (2007) | Ethnicity Chenchu people ISO 639-3 cde | |
Region Andhra Pradesh (highest concentration in Kurnool district),Telangana, Karnataka and Orissa Language family Dravidian
South-Central
Telugu
Chenchu | ||
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. This language is spoken by about 28,754 people (1981 census) of the Chenchu Aboriginal forests hunter-gatherer tribe. It is also called as Chenchukulam, Chenchwar, Chenswar or Choncharu.
References
Chenchu language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA