Mòoré
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Mòoré is a major Gur language spoken primarily by the Mossi people in Burkina Faso and surrounding West African countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mòoré canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9259207 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mòoré Context triple: [Mooré, alternativeName, Mòoré]
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A.
Mamprusi
The Mamprusi are a major Gur-speaking ethnic group of northern Ghana and parts of neighboring countries, known for their centralized chieftaincy system and rich traditions in agriculture, oral history, and Islam.
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B.
Mande
Mande is a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family comprising numerous related languages spoken across West Africa, particularly in countries like Mali, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.
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C.
Bambara
Bambara is a major Mande language widely spoken in Mali and neighboring West African countries, serving as a key lingua franca in the region.
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D.
Mandingo
Mandingo is a controversial 1975 American film set on a Southern slave plantation, known for its graphic depiction of slavery, racism, and sexual exploitation.
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E.
Bamiléké
The Bamiléké are a major Central African ethnic group of Cameroon known for their rich cultural traditions, entrepreneurial spirit, and densely populated chiefdoms in the country’s western highlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mòoré Target entity description: Mòoré is a major Gur language spoken primarily by the Mossi people in Burkina Faso and surrounding West African countries.
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A.
Mamprusi
The Mamprusi are a major Gur-speaking ethnic group of northern Ghana and parts of neighboring countries, known for their centralized chieftaincy system and rich traditions in agriculture, oral history, and Islam.
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B.
Mande
Mande is a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family comprising numerous related languages spoken across West Africa, particularly in countries like Mali, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.
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C.
Bambara
Bambara is a major Mande language widely spoken in Mali and neighboring West African countries, serving as a key lingua franca in the region.
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D.
Mandingo
Mandingo is a controversial 1975 American film set on a Southern slave plantation, known for its graphic depiction of slavery, racism, and sexual exploitation.
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E.
Bamiléké
The Bamiléké are a major Central African ethnic group of Cameroon known for their rich cultural traditions, entrepreneurial spirit, and densely populated chiefdoms in the country’s western highlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gur language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Mooré
ⓘ
Mossi language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Dagbani
ⓘ
Frafra (Gurenɛ) ⓘ
linked to:
Frafra
Mampruli ⓘ |
| countryStatus | major national language of Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mossi people ⓘ |
| glottocode | moor1254 ⓘ |
| hasBibleTranslation | Bible translated into Mòoré ⓘ |
| hasDiacritics | uses diacritics such as the grave accent ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Kaya dialect
ⓘ
Ouagadougou dialect ⓘ Tenkodogo dialect ⓘ Yatenga dialect ⓘ Zondoma dialect ⓘ |
| hasLiterature |
modern written literature in Latin script
ⓘ
oral literature tradition ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyFeature | noun class system ⓘ |
| hasPhonologyFeature |
contrastive tone
ⓘ
nasal vowels ⓘ vowel length distinctions ⓘ |
| hasStandardVariety | Ouagadougou variety ⓘ |
| ISO639-1Code | none ⓘ |
| ISO639-2Code | mos ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | mos ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Gur languages ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology |
SVO word order
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| numberOfSpeakers |
one of the most widely spoken languages in Burkina Faso
ⓘ
over 7 million ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Plateau-Central Region of Burkina Faso
ⓘ
linked to:
Plateau-Central Region
central Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Mossi Kingdoms region ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Benin
ⓘ
Burkina Faso ⓘ Côte d’Ivoire ⓘ
linked to:
Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana ⓘ Mali ⓘ Togo ⓘ |
| subbranch |
Western Oti–Volta languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Oti–Volta languages
|
| subfamily |
Northern Gur languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Gur
Oti–Volta languages ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca in parts of Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication among Mossi people
ⓘ
local administration in Burkina Faso ⓘ radio broadcasting in Burkina Faso ⓘ religious activities ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mòoré Description of subject: Mòoré is a major Gur language spoken primarily by the Mossi people in Burkina Faso and surrounding West African countries.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.