Cushitic ethnic group from Arusha and Manyara Regions of Tanzania
Not to be confused with Iraqi people.
Iraqw
Wa Iraqw
Flag of Iraqw People
An Iraqw man from Karatu District
Total population
c. 603,000 (2009)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Tanzania
Languages
Iraqw, Swahili, English
Religion
Predominantly Christianity; minority Islam
Related ethnic groups
Burunge, Kw'adza, Alagwa, Gorowa[2]
The Iraqw People (/ɪˈrɑːkuː/) are a Cushitic ethnic group inhabiting the northern Tanzanian regions. They are believed to have originated from the southwestern Arusha and Manyara regions of Tanzania, near the Rift Valley. The Iraqw people then settled in the southeast of Ngorongoro Crater in northern Karatu District, Arusha Region, where the majority of them still reside. In the Manyara region, the Iraqw are a major ethnic group, specifically in Mbulu District, Babati District and Hanang District.
^"Iraqw". Ethnologue. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
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The IraqwPeople (/ɪˈrɑːkuː/) are a Cushitic ethnic group inhabiting the northern Tanzanian regions. They are believed to have originated from the southwestern...
Iraqw (/ɪˈrɑːkuː/) is a Cushitic language spoken in Tanzania in the Arusha and Manyara Regions. It is expanding in numbers as the Iraqwpeople absorb neighbouring...
Iraqw may refer to: IraqwpeopleIraqw language This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Iraqw. If an internal link led you here...
click consonants, is arguably a language isolate. The language of the Iraqwpeople is Cushitic. Other languages are Indian languages and Portuguese (spoken...
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The Alagwa (Swahili: Waasi; Rangi: Vaasi; Iraqw: Alawa) are a Cushitic ethnic group mostly based in the Kondoa District (Alagwa: Ulàa) of the Dodoma Region...
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Iraqw, Gorowa, and Burunge.: page 17 Based on linguistic evidence, there may also have been two movements into Tanzania of Eastern Cushitic people at...
expensive meal in most restaurants in urban areas. Traditionally, the Iraqwpeople in northern Tanzania have used S. nigrum (manakw) as vegetable for generations...
and the capital of the Mbulu District. The town is inhabited by the Iraqwpeople. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbulu is also in Mbulu. Mbulu is located...
or Ethiopia. This is because of the Batutsi semblance to the Iraqwpeople and Masai people. However because of continuous intermarriages there are no clear...
link however reoccurs in Tanzania out of an ethnic community known as Iraqw. The Iraqw openly admit to be the masterminds behind the constructions and linked...
introduces customs and goods to the Hadza. The Isanzu people neighbor the Hadza. Unlike the Iraqw and the cattle-raiding Maasai (who used to lead raids...
These descriptions can describe Iraqwpeople and Datoga Kalenjin who used to live in association with each other, with Iraqw known for elaborate irrigation...
sustain the plateau's farms and forests. The plateau is home to the Iraqwpeople, who practice intensive agriculture using a broad variety of crops and...
ancestors of the Iraqw, a Cushitic-speaking group of cultivators residing in the Mbulu Highlands of northern Tanzania. The modern Iraqw practice an intensive...
region: southeast, south and northwest of Lake Eyashi.[citation needed] Iraqw: Tanzania Kalenjin: Kenya Kikuyu: Kenya Luhya: Kenya Maasai: Kenya, Tanzania...
divination, which has led to his establishment as a folk figure within Iraqw and Datooga society in present-day Karatu District in Arusha Region, northern...
opposite strategy: here, the possessed noun is marked for construct case, e.g. Iraqw afé-r mar'i "doors" (lit. "mouths of houses"), where afee "mouth" is marked...
influenced the Iraqw language which has occupied much former Datooga territory and has absorbed Datooga through intermarriage; for example, the Iraqw use Datooga...
genetics of human populations to discover founder populations of modern people groups and human migrations. In 2005, National Geographic launched The Genographic...
spellings. It is common to use the orthography of Iraqw for Gorwaa written communication. Gorowa people Gorowa at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Harvey, Andrew...