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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 more L2 ...
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 Mossi speak the Mòoré language.
The word Silmi-Mossi means "Fulani-Mossi" in Mossi language, from Silmiiga (pl.Silmiisi) which means fulani, foulbe; and of Moaaga (at pl. Moosé) which naturally designates the Mossi. We should therefore say exactly a Silmi-moaaga in the singular, the Silmisi-Moosé in the plural, but, by abbreviation, the Mossis say a Silmi-moaaga, Silmi-Mossi.
Another unclassified Gur language, Miyobe, is spoken in Benin and Togo. In addition, Kulango, Loma and Lorhon, are spoken in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. Additionally, a few Mossi speakers are in Senegal, and speakers of the Dagaare language are also found in Cameroon. The Samu languages of Burkina Faso are Gur languages.
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Writing systems are used to record human language, and may be classified according to certain common features. The usual name of the script is given first; the name of the languages in which the script is written follows (in brackets), particularly in the case where the language name differs from the script name. Other informative or qualifying ...
Mossi may refer to: Mossi people; Mossi language; Mossi Kingdoms; the Mossi, a Burkinabe variant of the Dongola horse; Mossi (given name) Mossi (surname) Mossi, a French fashion label founded by Mossi Traoré
Mossi language, the national language of Burkina Faso Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Moshi language .