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Gur language of Burkina Faso
A Mooré speaker speaking Mooré and Dioula, recorded in Taiwan . Video 1 min:23 sec, 2018. Mooré , also called More or Mossi , 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 .
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
The Mooré language consists of the following sounds:
Consonants
Remark:
The semivowel /j / ⟨y⟩ is pronounced [ɲ ] (palatal nasal) in front of nasal vowels. Vowels
Notes:
All vowels (other than /e / and /o /) can also be nasalized.
All vowels (oral and nasal) can be short or long.
Other linguists include the vowels /ɛ / and /ɔ /; here, they are analysed as diphthongs, (/ɛ / is considered to be ea and /ɔ / is considered to be oa). Orthography
In 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
A
ʼ
B
D
E
Ɛ F
G
H
İ
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
References
Mooré at Ethnologue "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 .
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Burkina Faso
Majority areas of Mooré speakers (see also on a map of Burkina Faso)
