🇳🇬 Ethnic group

Reshe

Evidence: Well documented

The Reshe, known in Hausa as the Gungawa, are a people of the Lake Kainji area, in Yauri LGA of Kebbi State and Borgu LGA of Niger State, speaking the Kainji language Reshe (Roger Blench's Atlas of Nigerian Languages, 2020).

The Reshe, known in Hausa as the Gungawa, are a people of the Lake Kainji area, in Yauri LGA of Kebbi State and Borgu LGA of Niger State, speaking the Kainji language Reshe (Roger Blench's Atlas of Nigerian Languages, 2020). Wikipedia names the Gungawa among the peoples of Niger State.

  • Gungawa · exonym
    The Hausa name, used by Wikipedia; the Atlas gives Gungawa as another name.
  1. An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020 edition) — Roger Blench, Kay Williamson Educational Foundation / McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, 2020 · Academic source · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
    Supports: Reshe: language, location
  2. Niger State — Wikipedia · Reference source · link (accessed 25 Sep 2026)
    Supports: Reshe named among the peoples of Niger State
How evidence is graded
  • Verified: Supported by an official source, or by two or more independent sources that agree.
  • Well documented: Supported by credible sources, but not yet independently confirmed.
  • Reported: Found in a credible source; further corroboration is welcome.
  • Needs corroboration: The evidence is thin or incomplete; more sources are being sought.
  • Disputed: Credible sources or community accounts disagree; the differing accounts are noted.
  • Uncertain: There is not yet enough information to classify this responsibly.

Sources are marked official, academic, reference, community or general web. Sources that copy each other count as one. Oral traditions are recorded as traditions, not as proven fact.

Archive ID: ETH-RESHE · Last updated 7 October 2026. Spotted an error or have a source to add? Tell us.

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