Damakawa ko ɗemngal Benue–Kongo gonngal e worgo-fuɗnaange Naajeeriya. Ɗemngal ngal nanii, haalooɓe ɗemngal ngal nattii woodde, hay so tawii noon ɓurɓe ɓooyde ɓee ina mbaawi siftorde kelme seeɗa. Ko ina tolnoo e 80 konngol e konnguɗi mooftaama, e caɗeele, e lewru abriil 2008 (ɗemngal ngal ina wayi no anndaaka e ɗemɗe haa ndeen).[1]

Damakawa language
language, modern language, unwritten language
Subclass ofNorthwest Kainji Taƴto
LesdiNaajeeriya Taƴto
Indigenous toFederal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Diiwal Kebbi Taƴto
Writing systemno value Taƴto
Ethnologue language status9 Dormant Taƴto

Damakawa en mbayliima e ɗemngal ɓurngal mawnude ɓadtiingal C’Lela, ina gasa tawa kamɓe fof, walla ko famɗi fof, ina kaala kadi ɗemngal Hausa. Innde Hausa ngam leñol ngol kadi ko Damakawa.

Senngo Tuugnaade e ngalɗoo doosgal tokosal, ngal laaɓtaani, ina saɗi renndinde Damakawa no feewi. Ina gasa tawa ɓuri moƴƴude ko e caltal Kainji to Fuɗnaange-rewo Benue–Kongo. Konnguɗi mooftaaɗi ɗii ina kollita nanndugol e ɗemɗe C’Lela e Kambari fof, ina waawi tawa ko kelme Kambari ɗee ko ñamaale walla ko siftorde bonnde.

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Inɗe goɗɗe Haalooɓe Cicipu ɓadiiɓe ina mbiya ɗemngal Damakawa 'Tidama'un'. E nder ɗemngal njulaagu Hausa innde tammbiinde ɗemngal ngal wonata ko Damakanci, sibu yimɓe ɓee ina mbiya Damakawa. Kono Damakawa wayi ko no ɓuri yiɗeede ko Damakawa en e koye mum en, ko waawi heen wonde fof.

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Peccitagol geɗe leydi Yimɓe Damakawa ina gasa tawa ina njogii fotde 500-1000 neɗɗo, ina nguuri e gure tati walla nayi saraaji Maganda e nder diiwaan laamu Sakaba, to diiwaan Kebbi.

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  1. McGill, Stuart. 2008. The Damakawa language. Unpublished manuscript. Template:Webarchive.