This presentation will cover language contact between Datooga with other non Datooga ethnic groups and how the Datooga language can exist in the midst of multilingualism. Note: This talk has not gone through a process of peer review, and findings should therefore be treated as preliminary and subject to change. Acknowledgement and citation: Dudiyek, Emmanuel. 2020. The impact of multilingualism toward existence of Datooga language. Talk given at the Rift Valley Network Webinar Series. 17/06/2020.