Mooré
| Mooré | |
|---|---|
| More, Mossi | |
| Mòoré | |
| Native to | Burkina Faso, Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Togo, Niger, Senegal |
| Ethnicity | Mossi |
Native speakers | 12 million (2012–2022) |
| Latin (Mooré alphabet), 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) | |
| Person | Moaaga |
|---|---|
| People | Mosse |
| Language | Mòoré |
| Country | Moogho |
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 Burkinabé population and is the main language in the capital city of Ouagadougou. It is closely related to Frafra, and less related to Dagbani.