Gwamhi-Wuri language

Gwamhi-Wuri (Wurə-Gwamhyə-Mba), or Lyase, is a Kainji language of Nigeria. There are three varieties, which have only slight differences. "Lyase-Ne" means 'mother tongue'.

Gwamhi-Wuri
Lyase
Lyase-Ne
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Kebbi, Niger State
Native speakers	(16,000 cited 2000)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Kainji Northwest Kainji Gwamhi-Wuri
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bga
Glottolog	gwam1244
ELP	Gwamhi-Wuri

Gwamhi[2]
Person	wa-Gwamhi
People	a-Gwamhi

Wuri[2]
Person	wa-Wuri
People	a-Wuri

The Mba people, known in Hausa as Kokanawa, were recently reported by Blench (2012).^[3]

Names

Names for the languages and peoples:^[3]

One person	The people	The language	Hausa name
wa-Wəri	a-Wəri	d-Wəri	Wurawa
wa-Gwamhyə	a-Gwamhyə	d-Gwamhyə	Gwamfawa
wa-Mba	a-Mba	?	Kokanawa