Chenchu language
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| Chenchu | ||||||
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| Spoken in | India | |||||
| Region | Andhra Pradesh (highest concentration in Kurnool district), Karnataka and Orissa | |||||
| Ethnicity | Chenchu people | |||||
| Native speakers | 28,754 (1981 census)[1] (date missing) | |||||
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| ISO 639-3 | cde | |||||
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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 state in India. This language is spoken by about 28,754 persons (1981 census) of the Chenchu Aboriginal forests hunter-gatherer tribe. It is also called as Chenchukulam, Chenchwar, Chenswar or Choncharu.
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