Mòoré

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A language of Burkina Faso

Location

Widespread. Central Ouagadougou area.

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Côte d’Ivoire

Language NameMòoré

User Population

1,360,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (Leclerc 2017c).

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Ghana

Language NameMòoré

User Population

140,000 in Ghana (2013 UNSD).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Language Use

Used as L2 by Bisa [bib].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Mali

Language NameMòoré

User Population

46,700 in Mali (2018).

Location

Mopti region: Koro circle on Burkina Faso border, border area south of Koro town.

Alternate Names

Mole, More, Moshi, Mossi

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Language Use

Used by all.

Other Comments

Came from Burkina Faso during the colonial period. Traditional religion, Muslim.

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Senegal

Language NameMòoré

User Population

44,800 in Senegal (2017).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Togo

Language NameMòoré

User Population

33,300 in Togo (Gblem-Poidi and Kantchoa 2012).

Location

Savanes region: Cinkassé prefecture, Cinkassé, Tabi, and Timbou villages north of Dapaong.

Alternate Names

Mole, Moose, More, Moshi, Mossi

Dialects

Yanga (Jaan, Timbou, Yaan, Yam, Yan, Yana).

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Language Use

Used by all. Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Bissa [bib], Kusaal [kus], Mampruli [maw].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Many in the younger generation can read French [fra].

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Mòoré

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A language of Burkina Faso

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