Burkina Faso 11,118,983 (52%)[1] 1.2 million Cote d'Ivoire 160,140 in Ghana
Regions with significant populations
Primarily Burkina Faso northern Ivory Coast and northern Ghana
Languages
Mooré, African French
Religion
Islam 65%, Christianity 15%, Traditional 20%
Related ethnic groups
Mamprusi people, Gurunsi people, Dagomba people, Gurma people and other Gur peoples
Person
Moaaga
People
Mosse
Language
Mòoré
Country
Moogho
Map of Burkina Faso; the Mossi primarily in the pink area.
The Mossi are a Gur ethnic group native to modern Burkina Faso, primarily the Volta River basin. The Mossi are the largest ethnic group in Burkina Faso, constituting 52% of the population,[1] or about 11.1 million people. The other 48% of Burkina Faso's population is composed of more than 60 ethnic groups, mainly the Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Bissa and Fulani.[2] The Mossi speak the Mòoré language.
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Bissa and Fulani. The Mossi speak the Mòoré language. The Mossipeople originated in Burkina Faso, although significant numbers of Mossi live in neighboring...
by the people of Tolon. The Dagomba founded the Kingdom of Dagbon. They are historically related to the Mossipeople of Burkina Faso. The Mossi Kingdoms...
The Mossi Kingdoms, sometimes referred to as the Mossi Empire, were a group of powerful kingdoms in modern-day Burkina Faso which dominated the region...
chief or king of the Mossipeople. Sankara viewed this arrangement as an obstacle to national unity, and proceeded to demote the Mossi elite. The Morho Naba...
or Empire. The state was created by the Gurmanche people who are closely related to the Mossipeople and was centred on the city of Fada N'Gourma. This...
alternate name for the Bissa is Busansi or Busanga which is used by the Mossipeople. Daniel McFarland's Historical Dictionary of Upper Volta refers to them...
known as Mossi. That is because Mossipeople share common ancestry with the Bissa people. A common folktale explaining the existence of the Mossi is that...
Maximes, pensées et devinettes mossi (Maxims, Thoughts and Riddles of the Mossi), a record of the oral history of the Mossipeople. The oral tradition continued...
Yennenga was a legendary princess, considered the mother of the Mossipeople of Burkina Faso. She was a famous warrior precious for her father, Naa Gbewaa...
screened in the UK, portrays his life. Sawadogo was a native speaker of Mossi. In 2018, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award. In 2020, he was awarded...
empire-building Mossi/Mossi Kingdoms, who are believed to have come up to their present location from present-day northern Ghana. For centuries, the Mossi peasant...
Burkina Faso includes the folk music of 60 different ethnic groups. The Mossipeople, centrally located around the capital, Ouagadougou, account for 40% of...
for young girls. The Plank Mask (Nwantantay) among the Bobo, Bwa, and Mossipeople of Burkina Faso makes an appearance during public events such as funerals...
city is Ouagadougou. The largest ethnic group in Burkina Faso is the Mossipeople, who settled the area in the 11th and 13th centuries. They established...
the constituent king of the Mossipeople of Burkina Faso. According to oral tradition, he is the 37th king of the Mossi. As king, he is seen as a symbol...
between the Mossi and the Nawdba, Pila-Pila, and Tanéka peoples. It does not support the idea, however, that the latter are offshoots of the Mossi nor that...
styles of the Bwa, "gurunsi", and Mossi, and a confusion of the Bwa people with their neighbors to the west the Bobo people. This confusion was the result...
that tree. Most masks from Burkina Faso, especially those of Bobo and Mossipeople, are carved from C. pentandra timber. Ceiba pentandra is the national...
invasion by the Mossipeople. In addition to external enemies, Sunni Ali fought campaigns against the Fulani of Massina and other nomadic peoples raiding within...
1951 law also enlarged the electorate from 61,958 to 333,693. Some dead people were even counted as electors due to the mishandling of election cards....
century, when the Mossi states were established to the north, Mossi horsemen often raided Gurunsi areas for slaves, but the Gurunsi peoples were never fully...
includes the history of various kingdoms within the country, such as the Mossi kingdoms, as well as the later French colonisation of the territory and...
While tribal markings in Wa, Ghana have waned, royal families among the Mossipeople still continue the tradition of tribal markings. As land ownership and...
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Burkina Faso 11,118,983 (52%)[1] 