Iraqw
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 462,000 (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). |
| Region | Manyara region, Mbulu District, highlands southwest of Arusha in the north. |
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Tanzania, reference number 39 |
| Alternate names | Erokh, Iraku, Kiiraqw, Mbulu, Mbulunge |
| Dialects | Asa. The Asa dialect may be a separate language. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, South |
| Language use | Vigorous. |
| Language development | NT: 1977. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: maize, beans, red and white sorghum, sweet potatoes, millet; animal husbandry: cattle, sheep. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim. |
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