| Gwamhi-Wuri | |
| Also Known As: | Lyase |
| Nativename: | Lyase-Ne |
| States: | Nigeria |
| Region: | Kebbi, Niger State |
| Speakers: | 16,000 |
| Date: | 2000 |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
| Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam3: | Benue–Congo |
| Fam4: | Kainji |
| Fam5: | Northwest Kainji |
| Iso3: | bga |
| Glotto: | gwam1244 |
| Glottorefname: | Gwamhi-Wuri |
| Person: | wa-Gwamhi |
| People: | a-Gwamhi |
| Root: | Gwamhi[1] |
| Person: | wa-Wuri |
| People: | a-Wuri |
| Root: | 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).[2]
Names for the languages and peoples:
| 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 |