| Ayere | |
| Also Known As: | Uwu |
| States: | Nigeria |
| Region: | Kogi State |
| Speakers: | 3,000 |
| Date: | 1992 |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
| Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam3: | Volta–Niger |
| Fam4: | Ayere–Ahan |
| Iso3: | aye |
| Glotto: | ayer1245 |
| Glottorefname: | Ayere |
Ayere (Uwu) is a divergent Volta–Niger language of Nigeria, closely related only to Ahaan.
It is named after Ayere village in Ijumu LGA, Kogi State.[1] The village of Ayere roughly consists of 10,000 people, according to the census.
According to Ethnologue, Ayere is spoken in:
Akoko North West LGA
Ijumu LGA (in Ayere village)