| Iraqw | |
|---|---|
| Kángw Iraqw | |
| Native to | Tanzania |
| Region | Manyara, Arusha |
| Ethnicity | Iraqw |
Native speakers | 600,000 (2009)[1] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | irk |
| Glottolog | iraq1241 |
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.
- ^ Iraqw at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)
- ^ Tucker, A. N.; Bryan, M. A. (September 22, 2017). The Non-Bantu Languages of North-Eastern Africa: Handbook of African Languages Part 3. Routledge. ISBN 9781351600385 – via Google Books.
