How to count in Mossi (Mòoré), a Gur language spoken in Burkina-Faso, Mali and Togo.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 0 | zero, zaalim |
| 1 | a ye |
| 2 | yembo, yiibu |
| 3 | tã, tãabo |
| 4 | naase |
| 5 | nu |
| 6 | yoobe |
| 7 | yopoe |
| 8 | nii |
| 9 | wɛ, wae |
| 10 | piiga |
| 11 | piig la a ye |
| 12 | piig la a yiibu |
| 13 | piig la a tãabo |
| 14 | piig la a nasse |
| 15 | piig la a nu |
| 16 | piig la a yoobe |
| 17 | piig la a yopoe |
| 18 | piig la a nii |
| 19 | piig la a wɛ |
| 20 | pisi |
| 21 | pisi la a ye |
| 22 | pisi la a yi |
| 23 | pisi la a tãabo |
| 24 | pisi la a nasse |
| 25 | pisi la a nu |
| 26 | pisi la a yoobe |
| 27 | pisi la a yopoe |
| 28 | pisi la a nii |
| 29 | pisi la a wɛ |
| 30 | pis-tã |
| 40 | pis-nasse |
| 50 | pis-nu |
| 60 | pis-yoobe |
| 70 | pis-yopoe |
| 80 | pis-nii |
| 90 | pis-wae |
| 100 | koabga |
| 200 | kobessi, kobsi |
| 300 | kobs-tã |
| 400 | kobs-nasse |
| 500 | kobs-nu |
| 600 | kobs-yoobe |
| 700 | kobs-yopoe |
| 800 | kobs-nii |
| 900 | kobs-wɛ |
| 1,000 | tusri |
| 10,000 | tus-piiga |
| 1,000,000 | million a ye |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Sources
https://wikitravel.org/en/Moor%C3%A9_phrasebook
http://www.afropedea.org/mossi-numeration-number-system
https://mos.kasahorow.org/node/1241215
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mooré_phrasebook
https://www.webonary.org/moore/
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