This study examined the attitudes and motivations of secondary school students' towards learning Awign language as a language in Dangila woreda and in the sub-city. A descriptive survey research design was used. The target populations of this study were both grade nine and ten students and Awign teachers at Afesa, Mengesha Jembere, and Tumha secondary schools. 182 sample students were selected for the questionnaire, while 12 students and 6 Awign language teachers were chosen for interviews using simple random sampling technique. The data was collected through questionnaires, interviews, and focus group discussions (FGD). The reliability of the developed questionnaires was assessed using Cronbach's alpha, indicating good reliability consistency above 0.75. Then the researcher used a qualitative data analysis method to analyze and interpret the open ended questionnaire, interviews, and FGD. The obtained data from close-ended questionnaires were analyzed quantitatively using SPSS, which contains descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean scores, including G, mean, and standard deviations. The major finding of the study indicates students possess unfavorable attitude towards learning Awign language as a language and they were neither instrumentally nor integratively motivated to learn Awign language. Several factors were found to influence learners' attitudes and motivations, including lack of reference materials, lack of interest; lack of positive feedback from teachers, prejudice; insufficient practice opportunities, inadequate encouragement from families and teachers, inadequate background knowledge, and textbooks. Furthermore, the study revealed that secondary school students did not frequently use Awign language across various domains. In light of these findings, the study suggests that promoting the students' awareness regarding learning Awign language should be prioritized within the school system to address and overcome the negative attitudes and motivations of learners towards learning the language.