Iraqw language communities

Overview

Mous, Qorro and Kießling's 2002 dictionary links vocabulary to agriculture and animal husbandry. Its semantic index groups words around home, family, economy and social organization; loanword markings distinguish lexical histories. These are documentation categories, not a complete account of every community member's life.

Mous's 2004 chapter outlines research on noun-phrase coordination, modifiers and agreement in Iraqw. The publisher supplies its structure rather than the full argument. Together, the resources show vocabulary and grammar as complementary routes into a living language, without establishing current population totals or uniform practices.

History & identity

Selected dictionary and linguistic publication

Sources & representation

Selected public institutional passages retained.

Selected bibliography

Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.

1. 01

   Iraqw-English Dictionary

   Maarten Mous, Martha Qorro and Roland Kießling

2. 02

   The grammar of conjunctive and disjunctive coordination in Iraqw

   Maarten Mous

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References

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1. Publisher dictionary accountIraqw-English DictionaryResearch access: 2026-10-12
2. Publisher chapter outlineThe grammar of conjunctive and disjunctive coordination in IraqwResearch access: 2026-10-12

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Imagined vocabulary workspace with agriculture and livestock context

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