Concept information
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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