Mossi
Americannoun
plural
Mossis,plural
Mossi-
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
Example Sentences
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“He’s a contradiction,” said Mossi Raz, a leftist former lawmaker who established an unlikely rapport with Mr. Smotrich in Parliament.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023
During the brief reign of his son, Mansa Maghan, Timbuktu was raided and burned by the Mossi, a people who lived to the south of the Niger bend.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
“The subsidies mitigate the impact from the increase in the cost of fuel on consumer products, basic services, transportation and supplies, among others,” Mossi added.
From Reuters • Jun. 4, 2022
Mossi Staples scored nine points for the Eagles off the bench and Jaia Alexander scored eight.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2021
This had been the lot of poor David ben Mossi, and his wife Ruth, whose conversion had taken place under Gerhardt’s preaching.
From One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)
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