Mooré

Mooré, also called More or Mossi, is a Gur language of the Oti–Volta branch and one of four official languages of Burkina Faso. It is the language of the Mossi people, spoken by approximately 6.46 million people in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Niger, Mali, Togo and Senegal as a native language, but with many more L2 speakers. Mooré is spoken as a first or second language by over 50% of the Burkinabè population and is the main language in the capital city of Ouagadougou. It is closely related to Dagbani.

Phonology
The Mooré language consists of the following sounds:

Consonants
Remark:
 * The semivowel $⟨y⟩$ is pronounced  (palatal nasal) in front of nasal vowels.

Vowels
Notes:
 * All vowels (other than and ) can also be nasalized.
 * All vowels (oral and nasal) can be short or long.
 * Other linguists include the vowels and ; here, they are analysed as diphthongs, ( is considered to be ea and  is considered to be oa).

Orthography
In Burkina Faso, the Mooré alphabet uses the letters specified in the national Burkinabé alphabet. It can also be written with the newly devised goulsse alphabet.