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
20 core words in Mooré
Water
koom
/koːm/
Fire
bʋgʋm
/bʊɡʊm/
Sun
wəntinga
/wəntiŋɡa/
Moon
kiuugu
/kiuːɡu/
Mother
ma
/ma/
Father
ba
/ba/
Eat
dɩ
/dɪ/
Drink
yʋ
/jʊ/
Love
nong
/noŋɡ/
Heart
sũur
/sũːr/
Tree
tɩɩg
/tɪːɡ/
House
roogo
/roːɡo/
Dog
baaga
/baːɡa/
Cat
yʋʋga
/jʊːɡa/
Hand
nug
/nuɡ/
Eye
nin
/nin/
Hello
ne y yibeoogo
/ne i jibeoːɡo/
Thank you
barka
/barka/
One
a yɛmbɛr
/a jɛmbɛr/
Good
sõma
/sõma/
Words compared
Compared with related Niger-Congo (Gur) languages
| Meaning | Mooré | Mampruli | Dagbani | Braj Bhasha | Koyraboro Senni | Slovenian | Koyra Chiini |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | koom /koːm/ | kuom /kuom/ | kom /kɔm/ | पानी /paːniː/ | hari /hari/ | voda /voːda/ | hari /hari/ |
| Fire | bʋgʋm /bʊɡʊm/ | booma /boːma/ | buɣim /buɣim/ | आग /aːɡ/ | nuune /nuːne/ | ogenj /oːɡənj/ | nuune /nuːne/ |
| Sun | wəntinga /wəntiŋɡa/ | wuntiri /wuntiri/ | wuntaŋa /wuntaŋa/ | सूरज /suːrəd͡ʒ/ | wayna /wajna/ | sonce /soːnt͡sɛ/ | wari /wari/ |
| Moon | kiuugu /kiuːɡu/ | gɔoŋ /ɡɔːŋ/ | goli /ɡoli/ | चंद्र /tʃəndɾ/ | handu /handu/ | luna /luːna/ | handu /handu/ |
| Mother | ma /ma/ | ma /ma/ | ma /ma/ | मैया /məjjaː/ | nya /ɲa/ | mati /maːti/ | nya /ɲa/ |
| Father | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | बाप /baːp/ | baaba /baːba/ | oče /oːt͡ʃɛ/ | baaba /baːba/ |
| Eat | dɩ /dɪ/ | di /di/ | di /di/ | खाइबौ /kʰaːibaʊ/ | ŋwa /ŋwa/ | jesti /jɛːsti/ | ŋwa /ŋwa/ |
| Drink | yʋ /jʊ/ | nyu /ɲu/ | nyu /ɲu/ | पीबौ /piːbaʊ/ | hane /hane/ | piti /piːti/ | hane /hane/ |
| Love | nong /noŋɡ/ | paaba /paːba/ | yu /ju/ | प्रेम /preːm/ | baŋa /baŋa/ | ljubezen /ljubeːzɛn/ | baŋa /baŋa/ |
| Heart | sũur /sũːr/ | suuri /suːri/ | suhu /suhu/ | हियौ /hijaʊ/ | bine /bine/ | srce /sərt͡sɛ/ | bine /bine/ |
| Tree | tɩɩg /tɪːɡ/ | tia /tia/ | tia /tia/ | पेड़ /peːɽ/ | tuuri /tuːri/ | drevo /dɾeːʋo/ | tuuri /tuːri/ |
| House | roogo /roːɡo/ | yiri /jiri/ | yili /jili/ | घर /ɡʱər/ | huu /huː/ | hiša /xiːʃa/ | huu /huː/ |
| Dog | baaga /baːɡa/ | baaga /baːɡa/ | baa /baː/ | कूकर /kuːkər/ | hansi /hansi/ | pes /pɛːs/ | hansi /hansi/ |
| Cat | yʋʋga /jʊːɡa/ | nyusi /ɲusi/ | jɛŋkuno /dʒɛŋkuno/ | बिलाई /bilaːiː/ | muusu /muːsu/ | mačka /maːt͡ʃka/ | muusu /muːsu/ |
| Hand | nug /nuɡ/ | nuusi /nuːsi/ | nuu /nuː/ | हाथ /haːtʰ/ | kambe /kambe/ | roka /ɾɔːka/ | kambe /kambe/ |
| Eye | nin /nin/ | nini /nini/ | nini /nini/ | नैन /nain/ | mo /mo/ | oko /ɔːko/ | mo /mo/ |
| Hello | ne y yibeoogo /ne i jibeoːɡo/ | n na ti bʋɔ /n na ti bʊɔ/ | dasiba /dasiba/ | राधे राधे /raːdʱe raːdʱe/ | fofo /fofo/ | živjo /ʒiːʋjo/ | fofo /fofo/ |
| Thank you | barka /barka/ | barika /barika/ | mpaɣya /mpaɣja/ | धन्यवाद /dʱənjəbaːd/ | barka /barka/ | hvala /xʋaːla/ | barka /barka/ |
| One | a yɛmbɛr /a jɛmbɛr/ | yini /jini/ | yini /jini/ | एक /eːk/ | afo /afo/ | eden /ɛːdən/ | afo /afo/ |
| Good | sõma /sõma/ | vɛla /vɛla/ | viɛla /viɛla/ | नीकौ /niːkaʊ/ | boori /boːri/ | dober /doːbər/ | boori /boːri/ |
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