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 (2000)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
|
| 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 locally as Kokanawa, were recently reported by Blench (2012).[3]
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 |
Platoid languages | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jukunoid | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kainji |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plateau |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
This article about Kainji languages is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |