Gwamhi-Wuri

BGA

nearly extinct

Alternate Names: Lyase, Lyase-Ne

Dialects: Gwamhi (Abaangi, Banga, Banganci, Bangawa, Gwamfanci, Gwamfi Gwamfawa), Mba (Kokanawa), Wuri (Wuranci, Wurawa). Dialects have slight lexical and tonal differences. Lexical similarity: 57% with ut-Ma’in ,, 47% with Hun-Saare ,, 43% with C’lela ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Kainji
Western
Duka

Demographics: 16,000 (2000).

Language Use: Many Gwamfawa assimilating to Lela culture and language, while the Wurawa assimilating to Hausa [hau]. Also use C’lela [dri], Hausa [hau].

Nation of Origin: Nigeria

Other Comments: Ethnonym: Bangawa by Hausa, glossonym: Banganci; ‘Lyase’, mother tongue.