Chenchu
Chenchu is a Dravidian language spoken in India.
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Chenchu language (IPA: [t͡ʃent͡ʃu]) 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 by about 280,764 people (1981 census) of the Chenchu Aboriginal forests hunter-gatherer tribe. It is also called Chenchukulam, Chenchwar, Chenswar or Choncharu.
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Words in Chenchu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | maniTi* | |
| name | peru* | |
| eye | kannu* | |
| ear | sewul* | |
| hand | Teyyi* | |
| breast | Tellu* | |
| water | nillu* | |
| fire | manta* | |
| sun | enda* | |
| star | sukka* | |
| stone | banda* | |
| tree | manu* | |
| leaf | aku* | |
| night | ratri* | |
| dog | kukka* | |
| fish | Tepa* | |
| one | oka* | |
| two | ronnu* | |
| I | nen* | |
| you | nuwwu* | |
| we | manam* | |
| drink | tagu* | |
| see | Tudu* | |
| hear | in* | |
| die | TaTTu* | |
| come | ra* | |
| new | kotta* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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