Mossi
Americannoun
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an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
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Also called Moré. the language of the Mossi people, a Gur language of the Niger-Congo family.
noun
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a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in Burkina Faso: noted for their use of cowry shells as currency and for their trading skill
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the language of this people, belonging to the Gur branch of the Niger-Congo family
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Although the Malians returned to the city and ruled it for another hundred years, the Mossi raid demonstrated to others that the empire had been diminished.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Mossi Staples led the Eagles with 16 points.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2021
He renamed the country, changing it from Upper Volta, as labeled by France, to Burkina Faso, which means “the land of upright people” in Mossi, the language of the country’s largest ethnic group.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2021
"Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are the countries that would have the most to gain if the adoption of bitcoin lowered the cost of sending remittances," said Mossi.
From Reuters • Aug. 24, 2021
So, too, with the Mossi of the Sudan.
From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II by Frazer, James George, Sir
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