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Chenchu
Indigenous Group Chenchu (Also known as: Chenchucoolam, Chenchwar, Chenswar, Choncharu)
Location India, Andhra Pradesh, highest concentration in Kurnool District, Nallamalla Hills; Karnataka; Orissa.
Estimated Population 28,754 (1981, SIL International)
Environment Forest / Mountain
Lifestyle Semi-Nomadic
Subsistence Hunting / Gatherer / Agriculture / Fishing
Level of Assimilation Traditional
Language Family Chenchu
Classification: Dravidian, South-Central, Telugu
Alternative Names: Chenchucoolam, Chenchwar, Chenswar, Choncharu
Website URLs The Chenchu People of India
Wikipedia: Chenchu
Indian Institute of Technology, Article
Ethnologue
Situation of the Chenchus people of India
People: The Chenchu
NGOs One for India
SAKTI (Search For Action and Knowledge for Tribal Initiative) AIDBA
Sevabharathi
The Peoples of the World Foundation
World Rainforest Movement

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