Alternate Names: Agau, Agaw, Agew, Agow, Awawar, Awi, Awiya, Damot, Kumfel, “Kunfäl” (pej.), Kunfel, Kwollanyoch
Dialects: Dega, Kunfäl (Northern Awngi), Kwolla.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 489,000 (2007 census), increasing. 323,000 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 1,000,000. L2 users: 64,400 (1994 census).
Language Use: All domains. All ages. Neutral attitudes. Bilingual speakers (Amharic [amh]) mostly in towns. Countryside population has very limited knowledge of Amharic. For Northern Awngi (Kunfäl), only male population has knowledge of Amharic.
Language Development: Taught in primary schools in Awi Zone only. New media. Radio programs. Bible portions: 2009.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Ethiopic
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia