Mossi people

ethnic group in Burkina Faso and Togo
Intangible ethnic_group Q1165955
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Mossi people

Summary

Mossi people is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (829 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mooré was Mossi people's native language[3].
  • French was Mossi people's native language[4].
  • Mossi people is in the country of Burkina Faso[5].
  • Mossi people is in the country of Ghana[6].
  • Mossi people is in the country of Mali[7].
  • Mossi people is in the country of Togo[8].
  • Mossi people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[9].
  • Mossi people's Commons category is recorded as Mossi people[10].
  • Mossi people's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mossi people[11].
  • Mossi people's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[12].
  • Mossi people's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries African Ethnic Groups[13].

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Definition and Type

Mossi people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[9].

Why It Matters

Mossi people ranks in the top 8% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (829 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . lesagegriot.wordpress.com. lesagegriot.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . joshuaproject.net. joshuaproject.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . books.google.com.gh. Retrieved . books.google.com.gh. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . books.google.com.gh. Retrieved . books.google.com.gh. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · OptimusFlowConsulting · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url ['https://africanarchive.org/en/staemme/mossi', 'https://africanarchive.org/de/s
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://africanarchive.org/en/staemme/mossi, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779481929796"
  2. 4w ago · Nashona · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Topic's main category Category:Mossi people
    Country
    Artic artist id 33274
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6295]]: 33274, #mix'n'match"
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