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The Mossi are the largest ethnic group in Burkina Faso, constituting 52% of the population, [1] or about 11.1 million people. The other 48% of Burkina Faso's population is composed of more than 60 ethnic groups, mainly the Gurunsi , Senufo , Lobi , Bobo , Bissa and Fulani . [ 2 ]
The Silmi-Mossi occupy in the Yatenga the basin of the southern part of the White Volta, from about Tougouya to Bérenga.Once there, at the junction of the marigot de Todiam and the marigot de Niességa which together form the Volta Blanche as found in the circle of Ouagadougou, they follow, to the north, the valley of the marigot de Niességa from Rodoma and Béma to the east to Tarba and ...
Mooré, also called More or Mossi, [2] [3] 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 ...
Although the Mossi forces were defeated in this effort, they resisted the attempts to impose Islam. With the conquest of the Songhai by the Moroccans of the Saadi dynasty in 1591, the Mossi states reestablished their independence. [8] By the 18th century, the economic and military power of the Mossi kingdoms had increased significantly.
They are historically related to the Mossi people of Burkina Faso. The Mossi Kingdoms were founded by Yennenga, a daughter of Naa Gbewaa. The Mohi/Mossi have their homeland in central Burkina Faso. Aside the Mossi, the Dagombas are the founders of the Bouna state [44] of the Ivory Coast, and the Dagaaba states of Upper West Region of Ghana.
Mossi may refer to: Mossi people; Mossi language; Mossi Kingdoms; the Mossi, a Burkinabe variant of the Dongola horse; Mossi (given name) Mossi (surname)
Bissa (or Bisa (singular), Bisan, Bissanno (plural)) is a Mande ethnic group of south-central Burkina Faso, northeastern Ghana and the northernmost tip of Togo.Their language, Bissa, [6] is a Mande language that is related to, but not the same as, a cluster of languages in the old Borgu Kingdom area of Northeast Benin and Northwest Nigeria, including Busa, Boko, and Kyenga.
Russia, as the largest country in the world, has great ethnic diversity.It is a multinational state and home to over 190 ethnic groups countrywide. According to the population census at the end of 2021, more than 147.1 million people lived in Russia, which is 4.3 million more than in the 2010 census, or 3.03%.