Mooré (also Mòoré, Moré, Moshi, Mossi, Moore or More) is a language spoken on the Mossi Plateau of Burkina Faso.
Pronunciation guide edit
Vowels edit
Consonants edit
Common diphthongs edit
Phrase list edit
Basics edit
- Hello.
- Ne ye windiga (or windiga informal)
- Good morning!
- Ne y beogo (or y beogo informal)
- Good day!
- Ne y windiga (or windiga informal)
- Good evening!
- Ne y zabré (or zabre informal
- How is your morning/day/evening?
- Beogo/windiga/zabré kibaré?
- your family?
- y zak ramba?
- Hows your work going?
- Tuumda kibaré?
- Peace/Health only!, ie, Great!
- Laafi bala!
- Hows it going? (informal )
- Manna wanna?
- No problems. (informal)
- Yelé kae ye.
- It's good? (i.e. you/things)
- Ya soma bé? (informal)
- It's good. (informal)
- Ya soma. (informal)
- How are you?
- Laafi beme ? ( Yaa wana )
- Fine, thank you.
- Laafi bala. ( )
- What is your name?
- ? ( Fo yuur la a boen?)
- My name is ______ .
- ______ . ( Mam yuur la a _____ .)
- Nice to meet you.
- . ( )
- Please.
- . (Behmeh)
- Thank you.
- . (Barka)
- You're welcome.
- . (Pa sek ye/ Ka sek ye)
- Yes.
- . (Ngye )
- No.
- . (Ayo )
- Excuse me. (getting attention)
- Y kabre . ( )
- Excuse me. (begging pardon)
- Maan sugri. ( )
- I'm sorry.
- Maan sugri ( )
- Goodbye
- Wend na kon'd nindaare( )
- Goodbye (informal)
- Nindaare ( )
- I can't speak Mooré [well].
- Maam ka goamda ?????? [wusgo] ye. ( [ ])
- Do you speak French?
- Yamba goamda farende bi? ( ?)
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- ? ( ?)
- Help!
- ! ( song y mam!)
- Look out!
- ! ( !)
- Good morning.
- Ne yibeogo. ( )
- Good evening.
- ne y zabre. ( )
- Good night.
- Ne y yungo. ( )
- Good night (to sleep)
- Wend na ganeg ne laafi . ( )
- I don't understand.
- . (Mam ka wumda ye)
- Where is the toilet?
- twalet be ye? ( ?)
- I am trying to learn Moore
- Maam saam s'dah Moore.
Problems edit
Number and system edit
System: %30 Swahili and %30 Kinyarwanda-Kirundi, %40 Other
Numbers edit
½ - ela-yahma
0 - zaalem
1 - yebre
2 - yiibu
3 - tanbo
4 - naase
5 - nuu
6 - yoobe
7 - yopoe
8 - nii
9 - weeh
10 - piiga
11 - piig la yee
15 - piig la nuu
20 - piisi
22 - piisi la yiibu
30 - piis tan
40 - piis naase
50 - piis nuu
60 - piis yoobe
70 - piis yopoe
80 - piis nii
90 - piis weeh
100 - kuwabga
200 - kobsii
300 - kobstaan
400 - kobsnase
500 - miyango dennu bitanu
600 - miyango zau sau
700 - miyango zekweyo sau
800 - miyango you sau
900 - miyango moku sau
1000 - migighumba ( or "gighumba" )
2000 - migighumbgo boppalu bobbiru
3000 - migighumbgo ttu ppu
4000 - migighumbgo jju ppu
5000 - migighumbgo tatau pathanu
6000 - migighumbgo suu soo
7000 - migighumbgo sewweeo soo
8000 - migighumbugo woo soo
9000 - migighumbugo nuo soo
10000 - miookhjaah-mikhara ( or "oojaa khara" )
20000 - mikhago puuaplu pibiru
30000 - mikhago dudo bubu
40000 - mikhago gogu bubu
50000 - mikhago dahhoau beethanu
60000 - mikhago sok zuu
70000 - mikhago ksawwaayo zuu
80000 - mikhago vuu zuu
90000 - mikhago nou zuu
100000 - miookhjaah-miseeba ( or "oojaa seeba" )
( After the pass on the "rona" phase )
1000000 - miookhjaah-miliyounuya ( or "oojaa liyounuya" )
( After the pass on the "yana" phase )
10000000 - miookhjaah-mirongolina ( or "oojaa rongolina" )
( After the pass on the "gighumba" phase )
100000000 - miookhjaah-miyangolina ( or "oojaa yangolina" )
( After the pass on the "oojaa khara" phase )
1000000000 - milouyarda ( or "louyarda" )
( After the pass on the "rona" phase )
10000000000 - miroun-miloyordoha ( or "roun-loyordoha" )
( After the pass on the "yana" phase )
100000000000 - miyan-milurdekha ( or "yan-lurdekha" )
( After the pass on the "gighumba" phase )
1000000000000 - mitirilana ( or "tirilana" )
( After the pass on the "oojaa khara" phase )
1000000000000000 - mikatruhana ( or "katruhana" )
( After the pass on the "gighumba" phase )
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Transportation edit
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Money edit
- money
- ligidi
- I have no money
- Ligidi kahbeh
- How much (does it cost)?
- Ya wana?
- 5
- wakire
- 10
- yiibo
- 15
- taabo
- 20
- narsé
- 25
- nu
- 50
- piiga
- 75
- piiga la nu (Pi la nu)
- 100
- pissi
- 125
- pissi la nu
- 150
- pissi tah
- 175
- pissi tah la nu
- 200
- pissi narsé
- 250
- pissi nu
- 500
- quabaga
- 1000
- quabassi
- 1500
- quabassi tah
- 2000
- quabassi narsé
- 2500
- quabassi nu