The Agaw (Ge'ez አገው Agaw, modern Agew) are a people of Ethiopia. They're primarily bilingual, speaking both Agaw languages (a subgroup of the Cushitic languages), as well as Amharic, Tigrinya or Tigre. History The Agaw are perhaps first mentioned in the 3rd c. AD Aksumite inscription recorded by Cosmas Indicopleustes in the 6th century. The inscription refers to a people called "Athagaus" (or Athagaous), perhaps from ʿAd Agaw, meaning "sons of Agaw." The Athagaous first tu… (More on Agaw)