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
87 core words in Mooré
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Compared with languages in the same classification: Niger-Congo (Gur)
| Meaning | Mooré | Mampruli | Dagbani | Breton | Koyraboro Senni | Dii | Koyra Chiini |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | koom /koːm/ | kuom /kuom/ | kom /kom/ | dour /duːɾ/ | hari /hari/ | mam /mam/ | hari /hari/ |
| Fire | bugum /buɡum/ | bugum /buɡum/ | buɣim /buɣim/ | tan /tɑ̃ːn/ | nuune /nuːne/ | vee /vee/ | nuune /nuːne/ |
| Sun | wĩndga /wĩndɡa/ | wuntiri /wuntiri/ | wuntaŋa /wuntaŋa/ | heol /heːɔl/ | wayna /wajna/ | zá̧ga̧ /zãɡã/ | wari /wari/ |
| Moon | kiuugu /kiuːɡu/ | gɔoŋ /ɡɔːŋ/ | goli /ɡoli/ | loar /lwaːɾ/ | handu /handu/ | sȩȩ /sẽː/ | handu /handu/ |
| Star | ãdga /ãdɡa/ | ŋmariga /ŋmariɡa/ | saŋmariga /saŋmariɡa/ | steredenn /steˈreːdɛn/ | handaray /handaraj/ | zoo waa /zoo waː/ | handariya /handarija/ |
| Night | yʋngo /jʊŋɡo/ | yuŋŋu /juŋːu/ | yuŋ /juŋ/ | noz /noːs/ | cijin /tʃidʒin/ | vid /vid/ | cin /tʃin/ |
| Rain | saaga /ˈsaːɡa/ | sa /sa/ | saa /saː/ | glav /ɡlɑːw/ | ncirɲi /ntʃirɲi/ | — | — |
| Snow | sa-ko-gĩsdim /sakoɡĩsdim/ | — | — | erc'h /ɛrx/ | neeži /neːʒi/ | — | — |
| Wind | sobgo /sobɡo/ | pɛsiŋŋu /pɛsiŋːu/ | pɔhim /pɔhim/ | avel /ˈavɛl/ | hew /hew/ | sápéém /sapeːm/ | — |
| Earth | tẽnga /tẽŋɡa/ | tiŋŋa /tiŋŋa/ | tiŋa /tiŋa/ | douar /ˈduːar/ | labu /labu/ | hág /haɡ˥/ | laabu /laːbu/ |
| Stone | kugri /kuɡri/ | kugri /kuɡri/ | kuɣili /kuɣili/ | maen /mɛːn/ | tondi /tondi/ | ʼyɛgɛ /ʔjɛɡɛ/ | tondi /tondi/ |
| Mountain | tãnga /tãŋɡa/ | zoori /zoːri/ | zoli /zoli/ | menez /ˈmeːnɛs/ | tondi hondu /tondi hondu/ | gʉʉ /ɡʉʉ/ | — |
| Sea | mogre /moɡre/ | teeku /teːku/ | teeku /teːku/ | mor /moːr/ | teeku /teːku/ | mam gbo̧o̧ /mam ɡbõː/ | — |
| Mother | ma /ma/ | ma /ma/ | ma /ma/ | mamm /mɑ̃m/ | ɲaa /ɲaː/ | naʼ /naʔ/ | nya /ɲa/ |
| Father | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | tad /taːd/ | baaba /baːba/ | baʼ /baʔ/ | baaba /baːba/ |
| Daughter | bi-pugla /bipuɡla/ | bipuŋŋa /bipuŋa/ | bipuɣiŋga /bipuɣiŋɡa/ | merc'h /mɛrx/ | ize woy /ize woj/ | waa kȩ́ȩ́ /waː keː/ | — |
| I | mam /mam/ | mani /mani/ | mani /mani/ | me /me/ | ay /aj/ | mí /mi/ | ay /aj/ |
| You | fo /fo/ | fu /fʊ/ | nyini /ɲini/ | te /te/ | ni /ni/ | mɔ́ /mɔ/ | ni /ni/ |
| We | tõnd /tõnd/ | tidima /tidima/ | tinima /tinima/ | ni /ni/ | iri /iri/ | ba / vo /ba / vo/ | yer /jer/ |
| Name | yʋʋre /jʊːre/ | yuli /juli/ | yuli /juli/ | anv /ˈãːno/ | maa /maː/ | yéé /jeː/ | maa /maː/ |
| Person | neda /neda/ | nira /nira/ | ninsala /ninsala/ | den /deːn/ | boro /boro/ | nánán /nanan/ | boro /boro/ |
| Head | zugu /zuɡu/ | zugu /zuɡu/ | zuɣu /zuɣu/ | penn /pɛn/ | boŋ /boŋ/ | yúú /juː/ | boŋ /boŋ/ |
| Eye | nifu /nifu/ | nini /nini/ | nini /nini/ | lagad /laɡat/ | moo /moː/ | nɔ́ɔ́ /nɔɔ/ | mo /mo/ |
| Ear | tʋbre /tʊbre/ | tubri /tubri/ | tibili /tibili/ | skouarn /ˈskwarn/ | haŋa /haŋa/ | tɔ́g /tɔɡ/ | hanga /haŋɡa/ |
| Nose | yõore /jõːre/ | nyoori /ɲoːri/ | nyee /ɲeː/ | fri /friː/ | niine /niːne/ | mìg /miɡ/ | nine /nine/ |
| Mouth | noore /noːre/ | noori /noːri/ | noli /noli/ | genou /ˈɡeːnu/ | mee /meː/ | ya̧g /jãɡ/ | me /me/ |
| Tooth | yẽnde /jẽnde/ | nyini /ɲini/ | nyini /ɲini/ | dant /dãnt/ | hiɲe /hiɲe/ | nuʼ /nuʔ/ | hinje /hindʒe/ |
| Tongue | zelemde /zelemde/ | zilinni /zilinːi/ | zilinli /zilinli/ | teod /tɛwt/ | deene /deːne/ | mɛ /mɛ/ | deene /deːne/ |
| Hand | nugu /nuɡu/ | nuusi /nuːsi/ | nuu /nuː/ | dorn /dɔɾn/ | kabe /kabe/ | nag /naɡ/ | kambe /kambe/ |
| Foot | naoore /naoːre/ | napɔŋŋu /napɔŋːu/ | napɔŋ /napɔŋ/ | troad /troat/ | cee /tʃeː/ | doo /doo/ | cee /tʃeː/ |
| Heart | sũuri /sũːri/ | suuri /suːri/ | suhu /suhu/ | kalon /kalɔ̃n/ | bine /bine/ | zó̧ó̧ /zõː/ | bine /bine/ |
| Bone | kõbre /kõbre/ | kɔbri /kɔbri/ | kɔbili /kɔbili/ | askorn /ˈaskorn/ | biri /biri/ | nɛng /nɛŋ/ | biri /biri/ |
| Blood | zɩɩm /zɪːm/ | zim /zim/ | ʒim /ʒim/ | gwad /ɡwaːt/ | kuri /kuri/ | mem /mɛm/ | kuri /kuri/ |
| Poop | bĩungu /bĩuŋɡu/ | — | bindi /bindi/ | kac'h /kax/ | — | víd /vid/ | — |
| Love | nonglem /noŋɡlem/ | paaba /paːba/ | yu /ju/ | karantez /kaɾɑ̃ntes/ | baa /baː/ | kūngí /kuŋɡi/ | baŋa /baŋa/ |
| Tree | tɩɩga /tɪːɡa/ | tia /tia/ | tia /tia/ | gwezenn /ˈɡweːzɛn/ | tuuri /tuːri/ | laʼ /laʔ/ | tuuri /tuːri/ |
| Dog | baaga /baːɡa/ | baaga /baːɡa/ | baa /baː/ | ki /kiː/ | hansi /hansi/ | ya̧ʼa̧d /jãʔãd/ | hansi /hansi/ |
| Cat | yũuga /jũːɡa/ | nyusi /ɲusi/ | jɛŋkuno /dʒɛŋkuno/ | kazh /kaːs/ | muusi /muːsi/ | ngwā /ŋɡwa/ | muusu /muːsu/ |
| Fish | zĩm /zĩm/ | zinga /ziŋa/ | zahim /zahim/ | pesk /pesk/ | hamiisa /hamiːsa/ | zeʼ /zeʔ/ | hamisa /hamisa/ |
| Bird | liuula /liuːla/ | niiŋŋa /niːŋːa/ | nooŋa /noːŋa/ | evn /ẽːvn/ | ciraw /tʃiraw/ | nɔ́g waa /nɔɡ waː/ | cirow /tʃirow/ |
| Butterfly | pilimpiuku /pilimpiuku/ | pipibga /pipibɡa/ | kahimpiɛɣu /kahimpiɛɣu/ | balafenn /balaˈfɛn/ | — | láláb /lalab/ | — |
| Egg | gelle /ɡelːe/ | jalli /dʒalli/ | galli /ɡalli/ | vi /viː/ | guuri /ɡuːri/ | ba̧ʼ /bãʔ/ | gunguri /ɡuŋɡuri/ |
| Bear | wurs /wurs/ | — | bɛɛ /bɛː/ | arzh /ars/ | urs /urs/ | — | — |
| Horse | wed-moaaga /wedmoaːɡa/ | yoofu /joːfu/ | wahu /wahu/ | marc'h /marx/ | bari /bari/ | goʼoy /ɡoʔoj/ | bari /bari/ |
| House | roogo /roːɡo/ | yiri /jiri/ | yili /jili/ | ti /tiː/ | hugu /huɡu/ | lig /liɡ/ | huu /huː/ |
| Milk | bĩisim /bĩːsim/ | bisim /bisim/ | bihim /bihim/ | laezh /leːs/ | waa /waː/ | va̧a̧ /vãː/ | waa /waː/ |
| Honey | sɩɩdo /sɪːdo/ | sikpaam /sikpaːm/ | shiri /ʃiri/ | mel /meːl/ | yuu /juː/ | naam /naːm/ | — |
| Salt | yamsem /jamsem/ | yaarim /jaːrim/ | yalim /jalim/ | holen /ˈhoːlɛn/ | ciiri /tʃiːri/ | ta̧m /tãm/ | — |
| Wine | divẽ /divẽ/ | daam /daam/ | wain /wain/ | gwin /ɡwiːn/ | alaneb hari /alaneb hari/ | doo /doo/ | duwẽ /duwẽ/ |
| Rice | mui /mui/ | sinkaafa /sinkaːfa/ | shinkaafa /ʃinkaːfa/ | riz /riːs/ | — | tʉ́d hó̧d /tʉd hõd/ | — |
| Chocolate | sokola /sokola/ | — | chokileeti /tʃokileːti/ | chokolad /ʃoˈkoːlat/ | — | — | — |
| Iron | kutu /kutu/ | kurigu /kuriɡu/ | kurugu /kuruɡu/ | houarn /ˈhuːaɾn/ | guuru /ɡuːru/ | hɨɨ /hɨː/ | guuru /ɡuːru/ |
| Wheel | karga /karɡa/ | — | kalinli /kalinli/ | rod /roːd/ | — | kɨ̀ɨ̀kɨ́ɨ́ /kɨːkɨː/ | — |
| Book | sebre /sebre/ | bukku /bukːu/ | buku /buku/ | levr /lɛvr/ | citaabu /tʃitaːbu/ | debtere /debtere/ | — |
| Eat | dɩ /dɪ/ | di /di/ | di /di/ | debriñ /debɾĩː/ | ŋaa /ŋaː/ | lá /la/ | ŋwa /ŋwa/ |
| Drink | yũ /jũ/ | nyu /ɲu/ | nyu /ɲu/ | evañ /eːvɑ̃/ | haŋ /haŋ/ | zɔ /zɔ/ | hane /hane/ |
| Sleep | gũsi /ɡũsi/ | gbisi /ɡbisi/ | gbihi /ɡbihi/ | kousket /ˈkuskət/ | jirbi /dʒirbi/ | nə nəm /nə nəm/ | — |
| One | yembre /jembre/ | yini /jini/ | yini /jini/ | unan /yːnɑ̃n/ | affoo /afːoː/ | dágá /daɡa/ | afoo /afoː/ |
| Two | yiibu /jiːbu/ | ayi /aji/ | ayi /aji/ | daou /dɔw/ | ihinka /ihiŋka/ | idú /idu/ | hiŋka /hiŋka/ |
| Three | tãabo /tãːbo/ | ata /ata/ | ata /ata/ | tri /triː/ | hinza /hinza/ | taanɔ́ /tãːnɔ/ | hinza /hinza/ |
| Four | naase /naːse/ | anaasi /anaːsi/ | anahi /anahi/ | pevar /ˈpɛːvar/ | taaci /taːtʃi/ | ndaddʉ /ndaddʉ/ | taaci /taːtʃi/ |
| Five | nu /nu/ | anu /anu/ | anu /anu/ | pemp /pɛmp/ | guu /ɡuː/ | nɔ́nɔ́ /nɔnɔ/ | guu /ɡuː/ |
| Hundred | koabga /koabɡa/ | kɔbga /kɔbɡa/ | kɔbiga /kɔbiɡa/ | kant /kãnt/ | zangu /zaŋɡu/ | tȩmɛre /tẽmɛre/ | jongu /dʒoŋɡu/ |
| Hello | ne y yibeoogo /ne i jibeoːɡo/ | n na ti bʋɔ /n na ti bʊɔ/ | dasiba /dasiba/ | demat /deːmat/ | fofo /fofo/ | mbóò /mboo/ | fofo /fofo/ |
| Thank you | barka /barka/ | barika /barika/ | mpaɣya /mpaɣja/ | trugarez /tɾyɡaɾes/ | barka /barka/ | vɛɛɛ /vɛːɛ/ | barka /barka/ |
| Good | sõma /sõma/ | vɛla /vɛla/ | viɛla /viɛla/ | mat /maːt/ | boori /boːri/ | dʉʉ /dʉʉ/ | boori /boːri/ |
| New | paalga /paːlɡa/ | paalli /paːli/ | palli /palli/ | nevez /ˈneːves/ | taaga /taːɡa/ | ʼmaŋ /ʔmaŋ/ | taawo /taːwo/ |
| Red | miuugu /miuːɡu/ | moo /moː/ | ʒee /ʒeː/ | ruz /ryːs/ | ciray /tʃiraj/ | yȩ́ȩ́ /jẽː/ | ciray /tʃiraj/ |
| White | pɛɛlga /pɛːlɡa/ | peelli /peːli/ | piɛlli /piɛlli/ | gwenn /ɡwɛn/ | kaaray /kaːraj/ | hèè /hee/ | — |
| Black | sablga /sablɡa/ | sabilli /sabilli/ | sabinli /sabinli/ | du /dyː/ | bibi /bibi/ | — | — |
| Green | kẽega /kẽːɡa/ | bɛŋkoom /bɛŋkoːm/ | — | gwer /ɡwɛr/ | firzi /firzi/ | — | — |
| Blue | bʋla /bʊla/ | bulu /bulu/ | sabilifaa /sabilifaː/ | glas /ɡlɑːs/ | bula /bula/ | — | — |
| Computer | ordinatɛɛre /ordinatɛːre/ | — | komputer /komputer/ | urzhiataer /yrzjaˈtaɛːr/ | — | — | — |
| Tea | tee /teː/ | ti /ti/ | tii /tiː/ | te /teː/ | — | — | — |
| Coffee | kafe /kafe/ | — | — | kafe /ˈkafe/ | — | kàfée /kafeː/ | — |
| Sugar | sʋkre /sʊkre/ | — | sichiri /sitʃiri/ | sukr /sykɾ/ | — | ta̧m zɨ́gɨd /tãm zɨɡɨd/ | — |
| Orange | orãase /oɾãːse/ | leemu /leːmu/ | leemu /leːmu/ | orañjez /oˈrãʒɛs/ | — | ləmɔ́ /ləmɔ/ | — |
| Ninety-nine | pis-wɛ la a wɛ /piswɛ la a wɛ/ | — | — | naontek ha pevar-ugent /nãwntek a pewaɾˈyːɡɛn/ | woyyagga cindi yagga /wojːaɡːa tʃindi jaɡːa/ | — | — |
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