Mooré
Also known as Mossi language, mos, Moore, Mòoré, Moré, Moshi, More, Moore language
thumb|right|A Mooré speaker speaking Mooré and Dioula, recorded in Taiwan. Video 1 min:23 sec, 2018.Mooré is a Gur language of the Oti–Volta branch and one of four official languages of Burkina Faso. It is the language of the Mossi people, spoken by approximately 6.46 million people in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Niger, Mali, Togo, and Senegal as a native language, but with many more L2 speakers. Mooré is spoken as a first or second language by over 50% of the Burkinabé population and is the main language in the capital city of Ouagadougou. It is closely related to Frafra, and l
Key facts
- Language.name
- Mooré
- Language.altname
- More, Mossi
- Language.ethnicity
- Mossi
- Language.states
- Burkina Faso, Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Togo, Niger, Senegal
- Language.speakers
- million
- Language.date
- 2012–2022
- Language.ref
- e27
- Language.familycolor
- Niger-Congo
- Language.fam2
- Atlantic–Congo
- Language.fam3
- Volta-Congo
- Language.fam4
- Savannas
- Language.fam5
- Gur
- Language.fam6
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Phonology
- Consonants
- Vowels
- Orthography
- See also
- References
- External links
- Learning materials
thumb|right|A Mooré speaker speaking Mooré and Dioula, recorded in Taiwan. Video 1 min:23 sec, 2018.Mooré is a Gur language of the Oti–Volta branch and one of four official languages of Burkina Faso. It is the language of the Mossi people, spoken by approximately 6.46 million people in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Niger, Mali, Togo, and Senegal as a native language, but with many more L2 speakers. Mooré is spoken as a first or second language by over 50% of the Burkinabé population and is the main language in the capital city of Ouagadougou. It is closely related to Frafra, and less related to Dagbani. thumb|The Lord's Prayer in Mooré translation ([[Church of the Pater Noster)]] thumb|Blackboard with text in Mooré, including use of the letter Ʋ (v with hook)
== Phonology == The Mooré language consists of the following sounds: