Iraqw language
| Iraqw | |
|---|---|
| Kángw Iraqw | |
| Native to | Tanzania |
| Region | Manyara, Arusha |
| Ethnicity | Iraqw |
Native speakers | 600,000 (2009) |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | irk |
| Glottolog | iraq1241 |
Iraqw (/ɪˈrɑːkuː/) 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. 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.