Mossi people

Person	Moaaga
People	Mosse
Language	Mòoré
Country	Moogho

Mossi
Mooaga
	A Mossi Naaba (leader)
Total population
	Burkina Faso 11,118,983 (52%) ; 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

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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Mooaga
A Mossi Naaba (leader)
Total population
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