Chenchu
A language of India
| Population | 26,000 (2007). |
| Region | Andhra Pradesh, most in Kurnool District, Nallamalla Hills; Karnataka; Orissa. |
| Alternate names | Chenchucoolam, Chenchwar, Chensulu, Chenswar, Choncharu |
| Classification | Dravidian, South-Central, Telugu |
| Language use | Many also use Telugu [tel]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 43% among Scheduled Tribes in Kurnool District; 43% among Chenchu in Orissa. |
| Writing system | Telugu script. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Agriculturalists. Hindu. |
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