"At present, the Wawa are maintaining their language to a large degree. The language is still being transmitted to children, and is spoken on a daily basis and in all contexts except the religious (the Wawa are all Muslim and thus use Arabic in the religious domain). Wawa is an unwritten language and all children are taught to read the Koran. Moreover, cultural changes largely involving assimilation to a Muslim Fulbe way of life mean that Fulfulde can be seen as a potential linguistic threat."

"Although they have not shifted directly to speaking Fulfulde, bilingualism in Fulfulde has increased and its influence on Wawa is notable... The Wawa people are multilingual, with most Wawa people speaking at least Wawa and Fulfulde (the region’s lingua franca) and often other local languages like Vute or Mambila as well. Those who have gone to school also know French. Those who have gone to the secondary school in Banyo may even know English. Hausa serves as a trade language in the area and therefore those Wawa who live and work in town will also have either passive or active proficiency in Hausa. "

The language "fulfills all the daily needs of its speakers at the village level."