Iraqw language
Cushitic language spoken in Tanzania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Iroquoian languages or Iraqi Arabic.
Iraqw (/ɪˈrɑːkuː/[2]) is a Cushitic language spoken in Tanzania in the Arusha and Manyara Regions. It is expanding in numbers as the Iraqw people absorb neighbouring ethnic groups.[clarification needed] The language has many Datooga loanwords, especially in poetic language. The Gorowa language, to the south, shares numerous similarities and is sometimes considered a dialect.
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Iraqw | |
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Kángw Iraqw | |
Native to | Tanzania |
Region | Manyara, Arusha |
Ethnicity | Iraqw |
Native speakers | 600,000 (2009)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | irk |
Glottolog | iraq1241 |
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