[4] Dullay-speaking tribes inhabit an area that stretches from the Gaedulla-Dobase Mountains south of Lake Cam to the highlands of Hanna-Hamar.
Historically, the Dullay-speaking people lack an overarching term for themselves, and they do not seem to identify as an ethnic or linguistic group.
And the last, "Dullay" was introduced by Amborn, Linker and Sasse (1980) from the river known in Amharic as Weyt'o, which is one of the most salient features in these area.
[3] Gawwada and other Dullay variations, apart from Ts'amakko, are spoken in the mountainous regions at an altitude of around 1600–1700 metres.
The most significant historical event in the modern consciousness of the Dullay-speaking Triebes is the conquest of their territory by Menilek the 2nd's troops in 1897/98.
[3] According to the 1994 census, there were 32,636 Gawwada speakers, and a total of about 90,000 people speaking Dullay variations in general.
Especially after the Second World War a minimum modern administration was established, and it is from these times that intense Gawwada-Amharic constant can be dated.
Loan words from European languages (mostly English or Italian) also find their way into Gawwada through Amharic.
These clans possess distinct abilities related to natural occurrences, plants, and animals.
Various clans exhibit diverse powers, such as the ability to control rainfall and enhance cattle multiplication.
Some clans specialize in tobacco, while others possess unique powers associated with matters of love or peace.
Although clans do not exert economic influence in terms of land or activities, they play a crucial role in regulating marriages and serve as the primary social entity responsible for community reproduction and preservation.
The phonological value of length is shown by a sizable number of minimal pairs: The following table defines all possible syllable structures: σ = CV(V)(C) The onset of a syllable is therefore always consonantal in Gawwada, while a coda can be represented by (rarely) a single consonant or (more usually) be null.
Putahyena_manʔuruur-ewind-Fʔi=ʔerak-iINDV=send-PFV.3MPuta ʔuruur-e ʔi=ʔerak-ihyena_man wind-F INDV=send-PFV.3M'The hyena man sent onwards the wind' Unknown glossing abbreviation(s) (help);More often the MP Coreferential with the subject clitic is missing.
Accordingly, the subject of the sentences can be singular or plural in number, feminine or natural in gender.
Verbs can be differentiated between Unbounded und Bounded The negation is done by the negativ Selektor „ye“.
Auch in Gawwada können Verben nach Tense, Aspect, Mood und Modality unterschieden werden.
Außerdem gibt es in Gawwada die Unterscheidung der Verben in zwei Klassen.