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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Tanzania > Gorowa

Gorowa

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639-3gow

Population  50,000 (1999 R. Kiessling).
Region  Manyara region, Mbulu District; Dodoma region, Kondoa District, near Babati, Mt. Ufiome area.
Language map  Tanzania, reference number 38
Alternate names   Fiome, Goroa
Dialects  Similar to Burunge [bds], Alagwa [wbj], Iraqw [irk]. May be a dialect of Iraqw.
Classification  Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, South
Language use  Also use Iraqw or Swahili [swh].
Comments  Christian, traditional religion.