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 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 | |
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More, Mossi | |
Mòoré | |
Native to | Burkina Faso, Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Togo, Niger, Senegal |
Ethnicity | Mossi |
Native speakers | 6.5 million (2009–2013)[1] |
Latin (Mooré alphabet), N'Ko | |
Official status | |
Official language in | ![]() |
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) |
Person | Moaaga |
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People | Mosse |
Language | Mòoré |
Country | Moogho |
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Phonology
editThe Mooré language consists of the following sounds:[4]
Consonants
editLabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar / palatal |
Velar | Glottal | ||
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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
editFront | Central | Back | ||
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Close | close | i | u | |
near-close | ɪ | ʊ | ||
Close-mid | e | o | ||
Open | a |
Notes:
Orthography
editIn Burkina 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ Mooré at Ethnologue (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.
External links
editLearning materials
edit- Protestant Mission, Assemblies of God. More (Language of the Mossi Tribe) Phrase Book. Ouagadougou, Upper Volta: World Digital Library.