Mooré

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Mooré
Mossi
Mòoré
Native to	Burkina Faso, Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Togo, Niger, Senegal
Ethnicity	Mossi
Native speakers	12 million (2012–2022)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Savannas Gur Northern Gur Oti–Volta Western Oti-Volta Northwestern Mooré
Writing system	Latin (Mooré alphabet) Minim Dag Noore
Official status
Official language in	Burkina Faso
Language codes
ISO 639-2	mos
ISO 639-3	mos
Glottolog	moss1236
Majority areas of Mooré speakers (see also on a map of Burkina Faso)

Mooré, also known as Mossi, is a Gur language of the Oti–Volta branch and one of the 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, Ivory Coast, 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.

Phonology

The Mooré language consists of the following sounds:

Orthography

In Burkina Faso, the Mooré alphabet uses the letters specified in the national Burkinabé alphabet. It can also be written with the newly-devised Goulsse alphabet.

References

External links

Mooré edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• PanAfrican L10n wiki page on Moore
• Database of audio recordings in Mòoré - basic Catholic prayers

Learning materials

• Protestant Mission, Assemblies of God. More (Language of the Mossi Tribe) Phrase Book. Ouagadougou, Upper Volta: World Digital Library.

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