Mooré

Mooré^[3][4] 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 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.

NativetoBurkina Faso, Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Togo, Niger, Senegal

EthnicityMossi

Native speakers

12 million (2012–2022)^[1]

Language family

Niger–Congo?

• Atlantic–Congo
  • Volta-Congo
    • Savannas
      • Gur
        • Northern Gur
          • Oti–Volta
            • Western Oti-Volta
              • Northwestern
                • Mooré

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Mooré
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Mòoré
Native to	Burkina Faso, Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Togo, Niger, Senegal
Ethnicity	Mossi
Native speakers	12 million (2012–2022)[1]
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[2] N'Ko
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)

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It is closely related to Frafra, and less related to Dagbani.