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Mooré, also called MoreorMossi,[2][3] is a Gur language of the Oti–Volta branch and one of four official languagesofBurkina 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 Burkinabè population and is the main language in the capital city of Ouagadougou. It is closely related to Dagbani.

Mooré
More, Mossi
Mòoré
Native toBurkina Faso, Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Togo, Niger, Senegal
EthnicityMossi

Native speakers

6.5 million (2009–2013)[1]

Language family

Niger–Congo?

Writing system

Latin (Mooré alphabet), N'Ko
Official status

Official language in

 Burkina Faso
Language codes
ISO 639-2mos
ISO 639-3mos
Glottologmoss1236

Majority areas of Mooré speakers (see also on a map of Burkina Faso)

PersonMoaaga
PeopleMosse
LanguageMòoré
CountryMoogho
A Mooré speaker speaking Mooré and Dioula, recorded in Taiwan. Video 1 min:23 sec, 2018.
The Lord's Prayer in Mooré translation (Church of the Pater Noster)
Blackboard with text in Mooré, including use of the letter Ʋ (v with hook).

Phonology

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The Mooré language consists of the following sounds:[4]

Consonants

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Mooré consonant phonemes
Labial Alveolar Postalveolar
/ palatal 		Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ
Stop voiceless p t k ʔ
voiced b d ɡ
Fricative voiceless f s h
voiced v z
Liquid r
Approximant l j w

Remark:

Vowels

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Front Central Back
Close close i u
near-close ɪ ʊ
Close-mid e o
Open a

Notes:

Orthography

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InBurkina Faso, the Mooré alphabet uses the letters specified in the national Burkinabé alphabet. It can also be written with the newly devised goulsse alphabet.


Burkinabé Mooré alphabet
A ʼ B D E Ɛ F G H I Ɩ K L M N O P R S T U Ʋ V W Y Z
a ʼ b d e ɛ f g h i ɩ k l m n o p r s t u ʋ v w y z
Phonetic values
a ʔ b d e ɛ f ɡ h i ɪ k l m n o p r s t u ʊ v w j z

See also

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References

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  1. ^ MooréatEthnologue (21st ed., 2018)  
  • ^ "More, language of the Mossi tribe; phrase book". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  • ^ School, Live Lingua-Online Language. "FSI More(Mossi) Basic Language Course :". Live Lingua.
  • ^ Cf. Kabore (1985) : (p.44) for the consonants, (p.85-86) for the vowels.
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