Iraqw people
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The Iraqw people are a Cushitic-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting northern Tanzania, known for their intensive agriculture and distinctive cultural traditions.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cushitic peoples
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalCrops |
bananas
ⓘ
barley ⓘ beans ⓘ coffee ⓘ maize ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| agriculturalPractice |
manure-based soil fertilization
ⓘ
terrace farming ⓘ |
| agriculturalSystem | intensive agriculture ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
incorporated into German East Africa
ⓘ
later under British Tanganyika administration ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| countryOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-set systems (historically shared with neighbors)
ⓘ
communal work parties ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | one of the larger non-Bantu groups in Tanzania ⓘ |
| environment | highland and plateau zones of northern Tanzania ⓘ |
| ethnicLanguageFamily | Cushitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalInteraction |
conflict and exchange with Datooga pastoralists
ⓘ
trade with neighboring Bantu groups ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Afroasiatic languages ⓘ |
| marriagePattern | exogamous clans ⓘ |
| modernState | part of the United Republic of Tanzania ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Chaga people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Datooga people NERFINISHED ⓘ Maasai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Rangi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
narrative songs
ⓘ
rich folklore ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Iraqw language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Arusha Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manyara Region NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Tanzania ⓘ |
| regionLanguageStatus | major Cushitic-speaking group in Tanzania ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional beliefs ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based structure ⓘ |
| subsistenceType | sedentary agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHomeland | Iraqw-Arusha Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | semi-subterranean houses (historically) ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
cattle keeping
ⓘ
mixed farming ⓘ |
| useOfSwahili | widespread as lingua franca ⓘ |
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