Mossi language
| Mossi | |
|---|---|
| Mooré | |
| Native to | Burkina Faso, Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Togo |
| Ethnicity | Mossi |
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Native speakers
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7.6 million (2007) |
| Latin | |
| Official status | |
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Recognised minority
language in |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | moss1236 |
Majority areas of Mossi speakers, in pink, on a map of Burkina Faso.
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| Person | Moaaga |
|---|---|
| People | Moose |
| Language | Mòoré |
The Mossi language (known in the language as Mooré; also Mòoré, Mõõré, Moré, Moshi, Moore, More) is one of two official regional languages of Burkina Faso, closely related to the Frafra language spoken just across the border in the northern half of Ghana and less-closely to Dagbani and Mampruli further south. It is the language of the Mossi people, spoken by approximately 5 million people in Burkina Faso, plus another 60,000+ in Mali and Togo.
The Mossi language consists of the following sounds:
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In Burkina Faso, the Mossi alphabet uses the letters specified in the national Burkinabé alphabet.
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