ISO 639-3 · mosmos
Niger–Congo family
Mooré
mòoré
Mooré is a language of the Oti–Volta branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Burkina Faso, Mali, Togo and Ghana. Wikidata counts 7.6 m first-language speakers (2007). Wikidata describes it as “Gur language spoken in Burkina Faso and neighbouring countries”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mos- Glottocode
moss1236- Family
- Niger–Congo
- UNESCO
- Safe
- Centre point
- 12.30, -1.80
- Wikipedia
- 53 language editions
7.6 mfirst-language speakers
—second-language speakers
4countries
1scripts
5levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Mooré · mòoré |
|---|---|
| Also called | Mossi language, mos, Moore, Mòoré, Moré |
| L1 speakers | 7,600,000 (2007) |
| Written in | Latin script |
| Official in | Burkina Faso |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Safe
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Mooré
The branches above Mooré, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Burkina Faso
fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialdyuDyulaNiger–Congo · 2.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationmnkMandinkaNiger–Congo · 1.4 m5 · DevelopingtmhTuaregAfroasiatic · 1.2 mVulnerabletaqTamasheqAfroasiatic · 500,0005 · DevelopinglobLobiNiger–Congo · 440,0005 · DevelopingkusKusaalNiger–Congo · 121,0005 · DevelopingpugPuguliNiger–Congo · 14,3006a · VigorousdjeZarmaNilo-Saharan4 · Educational