Gwamhi-Wuri language

Gwamhi-Wuri
Lyase
Lyase-Ne
Native toNigeria
RegionKebbi, Niger State
Native speakers
(16,000 cited 2000)
Language codes
ISO 639-3bga
Glottologgwam1244
ELPGwamhi-Wuri
Gwamhi
Personwa-Gwamhi
Peoplea-Gwamhi
Wuri
Personwa-Wuri
Peoplea-Wuri

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'.

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