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Preferred term

irkIraqw  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Not to be confused with Iroquois language. Iraqw is a Cushitic language spoken in Tanzania in the Arusha and Manyara Regions. It is expanding in numbers, as the Iraqw people absorb neighboring ethnic groups. The language has a large number of Datooga loanwords, especially in poetic language. The Gorowa language to the south shares numerous similarities and is sometimes considered a dialect.

Entry terms

  • Iraqw language

ISO 639-3 code

  • irk

Notation

  • irk

In other languages

  • Iraqw

    French

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/irk

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