Mossi

Mossi
	Mossi dancers
Total population
	6.2 million in Burkina Faso (40%) ; 1.2 million Ivory Coast ; 160,140 in Ghana
Regions with significant populations
	Mostly Burkina Faso , also in northern Ivory Coast and northern Ghana .
Languages
	Moore
Religion
	Traditional , Christianity , Islam
Related ethnic groups
	Dagomba ; Gurunsi , Frafra , Talensi , Bwa , Nankani . ; Lobi , Dagaaba , other Gur peoples

The Mossi are an ethnic group of people who live mostly in Burkina Faso in Africa , and also in Ivory Coast and Ghana . They make up 40% of all the people in Burkina Faso. ^[1] They speak a language called Moore or More.

History [ change | change source ]

The Mossi believe that they came from the marriage of a Dagomba princess called Yennenga (or Nyennega) and a Mande hunter called Riale. Yennenga was a warrior princess, daughter of a Dagomba king in Ghana . One day she lost her way and was rescued by Riale. They got married and had a son called Ouedraogo. ^[2] Ouedraogo is known as the father of the Mossi people.

References [ change | change source ]

↑ "CIA. The World Fact Book. 01/10/2006. Retrieved 02/10/2006" . Archived from the original on 2019-09-06 . Retrieved 2009-12-22 .
↑ Mack-Williams, Kibibi (1996). Mossi . The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 25. ISBN 0823919846 .

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[population-1] "CIA. The World Fact Book. 01/10/2006. Retrieved 02/10/2006" . Archived from the original on 2019-09-06 . Retrieved 2009-12-22 .

[2] Mack-Williams, Kibibi (1996). Mossi . The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 25. ISBN 0823919846 .

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