Mòoré
Mooré
Niger-Congo (Gur)
Mooré (Mossi) is the principal language of Burkina Faso, the mother tongue of the Mossi people, who form roughly 50% of the country's population and historically founded the powerful Mossi kingdoms of Ouagadougou, Yatenga, and Tenkodogo. It is a Gur language with two phonemic tones and characteristic ATR vowel harmony, written in Latin orthography with additional letters such as ɛ, ɔ, ɩ, ʊ. Public-health and literacy media in Burkina Faso lean heavily on Mooré-language broadcasting.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Mooré
Water
koom
/koːm/
Fire
bʋgʋm
/bʊɡʊm/
Sun
wəntinga
/wəntiŋɡa/
Moon
kiuugu
/kiuːɡu/
Star
ãdga
/ãdɡa/
Mother
ma
/ma/
Father
ba
/ba/
I
mam
/mãm/
You
fo
/fʊ/
Name
yʋʋre
/jʊːre/
Eye
nin
/nin/
Hand
nug
/nuɡ/
Heart
sũur
/sũːr/
Love
nong
/noŋɡ/
Tree
tɩɩg
/tɪːɡ/
House
roogo
/roːɡo/
Dog
baaga
/baːɡa/
Cat
yʋʋga
/jʊːɡa/
Eat
dɩ
/dɪ/
Drink
yʋ
/jʊ/
One
a yɛmbɛr
/a jɛmbɛr/
Two
yiibu
/jiːbu/
Hello
ne y yibeoogo
/ne i jibeoːɡo/
Thank you
barka
/barka/
Good
sõma
/sõma/
Words compared
Compared with related Niger-Congo (Gur) languages
| Meaning | Mooré | Mampruli | Dagbani | Koyraboro Senni | Koyra Chiini | Kurdish (Sorani) | Braj Bhasha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | koom /koːm/ | kuom /kuom/ | kom /kɔm/ | hari /hari/ | hari /hari/ | ئاو /ɑːw/ | पानी /paːniː/ |
| Fire | bʋgʋm /bʊɡʊm/ | booma /boːma/ | buɣim /buɣim/ | nuune /nuːne/ | nuune /nuːne/ | ئاگر /ɑːɡɪɾ/ | आग /aːɡ/ |
| Sun | wəntinga /wəntiŋɡa/ | wuntiri /wuntiri/ | wuntaŋa /wuntaŋa/ | wayna /wajna/ | wari /wari/ | خۆر /xoːɾ/ | सूरज /suːrədʒ/ |
| Moon | kiuugu /kiuːɡu/ | gɔoŋ /ɡɔːŋ/ | goli /ɡoli/ | handu /handu/ | handu /handu/ | مانگ /mɑːŋɡ/ | चंद्र /tʃəndɾ/ |
| Star | ãdga /ãdɡa/ | ŋmariga /ŋmariɡa/ | saŋmariga /saŋmariɡa/ | handariya /handaːɾija/ | handariya /handaːɾija/ | ئەستێرە /ʔæsteːɾæ/ | तारा /taːraː/ |
| Mother | ma /ma/ | ma /ma/ | ma /ma/ | nya /ɲa/ | nya /ɲa/ | دایک /dɑːjɪk/ | मैया /məjjaː/ |
| Father | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | baaba /baːba/ | baaba /baːba/ | باوک /bɑːwk/ | बाप /baːp/ |
| I | mam /mãm/ | mani /mani/ | mani /máni/ | ay /aj/ | ay /aj/ | من /mɪn/ | हौं /ɦɔ̃ː/ |
| You | fo /fʊ/ | fu /fʊ/ | nyini /ɲĩni/ | ni /ni/ | ni /ni/ | تۆ /to/ | तू /tuː/ |
| Name | yʋʋre /jʊːre/ | yuli /juli/ | yuli /juli/ | maa /maː/ | maa /maː/ | ناو /naw/ | नाम /naːm/ |
| Eye | nin /nin/ | nini /nini/ | nini /nini/ | mo /mo/ | mo /mo/ | چاو /tʃɑːw/ | नैन /nain/ |
| Hand | nug /nuɡ/ | nuusi /nuːsi/ | nuu /nuː/ | kambe /kambe/ | kambe /kambe/ | دەست /dɛst/ | हाथ /haːtʰ/ |
| Heart | sũur /sũːr/ | suuri /suːri/ | suhu /suhu/ | bine /bine/ | bine /bine/ | دڵ /dɪɫ/ | हियौ /hijaʊ/ |
| Love | nong /noŋɡ/ | paaba /paːba/ | yu /ju/ | baŋa /baŋa/ | baŋa /baŋa/ | خۆشەویستی /xoʃɛwiːstiː/ | प्रेम /preːm/ |
| Tree | tɩɩg /tɪːɡ/ | tia /tia/ | tia /tia/ | tuuri /tuːri/ | tuuri /tuːri/ | دار /dɑːɾ/ | पेड़ /peːɽ/ |
| House | roogo /roːɡo/ | yiri /jiri/ | yili /jili/ | huu /huː/ | huu /huː/ | ماڵ /mɑːɫ/ | घर /ɡʱər/ |
| Dog | baaga /baːɡa/ | baaga /baːɡa/ | baa /baː/ | hansi /hansi/ | hansi /hansi/ | سەگ /sɛɡ/ | कूकर /kuːkər/ |
| Cat | yʋʋga /jʊːɡa/ | nyusi /ɲusi/ | jɛŋkuno /dʒɛŋkuno/ | muusu /muːsu/ | muusu /muːsu/ | پشیلە /pʃiːlɛ/ | बिलाई /bilaːiː/ |
| Eat | dɩ /dɪ/ | di /di/ | di /di/ | ŋwa /ŋwa/ | ŋwa /ŋwa/ | خواردن /xwɑːɾdɪn/ | खाइबौ /kʰaːibaʊ/ |
| Drink | yʋ /jʊ/ | nyu /ɲu/ | nyu /ɲu/ | hane /hane/ | hane /hane/ | خواردنەوە /xwɑːɾdɪnɛwɛ/ | पीबौ /piːbaʊ/ |
| One | a yɛmbɛr /a jɛmbɛr/ | yini /jini/ | yini /jini/ | afo /afo/ | afo /afo/ | یەک /jɛk/ | एक /eːk/ |
| Two | yiibu /jiːbu/ | ayi /ajɪ/ | ayi /aji/ | ihinka /ihiŋka/ | ihinka /ihiŋka/ | دوو /duː/ | दोइ /doi/ |
| Hello | ne y yibeoogo /ne i jibeoːɡo/ | n na ti bʋɔ /n na ti bʊɔ/ | dasiba /dasiba/ | fofo /fofo/ | fofo /fofo/ | سڵاو /sɫɑːw/ | राधे राधे /raːdʱe raːdʱe/ |
| Thank you | barka /barka/ | barika /barika/ | mpaɣya /mpaɣja/ | barka /barka/ | barka /barka/ | سوپاس /supɑːs/ | धन्यवाद /dʱənjəbaːd/ |
| Good | sõma /sõma/ | vɛla /vɛla/ | viɛla /viɛla/ | boori /boːri/ | boori /boːri/ | باش /bɑːʃ/ | नीकौ /niːkaʊ/ |
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