Alternate Names: Bareshe, Gunga, Gunganchi, Gungawa, Tsureja, Tsureshe, Yaurawa
Dialects: None known. Most divergent of Western Kainji languages (Blench 1988). Lexical similarity: 43% with Lopa ,, 33% with Laru ,, 20% with Hun-Saare ,, 11% with Tsishingini , (Salka).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 44,000 (1993 SIL).
Language Use: Shifting to Hausa [hau]. All ages.
Language Development: Bible portions: 1970–2009.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Nigeria
Other Comments: Ethnic autonym: Bareshe, glossonym: Reshe or Tsureshe. Ethnic subgroups: Gungawa, Yaurawa (Yauri). Strong association between wrestling, the traditional religion, and ethnic identity. Muslim, traditional religion.