Gwamhi-Wuri language

Kainji language of Nigeria
Gwamhi-Wuri
Lyase
Lyase-Ne
Native toNigeria
RegionKebbi, Niger State
Native speakers
16,000 (2000)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3bga
Glottologgwam1244
ELPGwamhi-Wuri
Gwamhi[2]
Personwa-Gwamhi
Peoplea-Gwamhi
Wuri[2]
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).[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

References

  1. ^ Gwamhi-Wuri at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  3. ^ a b Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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