Mooré phrasebook

Mooré (also Mòoré, Moré, Moshi, Mossi, Moore or More) is a language spoken on the Mossi Plateau of Burkina Faso.

Basics

 * Hello. : Ne ye windiga (or windiga informal)
 * Good morning! : Ne y beogo (or y beogo informal)
 * Good day! : Ne y windiga (or windiga informal)
 * Good evening! : Ne y zabré (or zabre informal
 * How is your morning/day/evening? : Beogo/windiga/zabré kibaré?
 * your family? : y zak ramba?
 * Hows your work going? : Tuumda kibaré?
 * Peace/Health only!, ie, Great! : Laafi bala!


 * Hows it going? (informal ) : Manna wanna?
 * No problems. (informal) : Yelé kae ye.
 * It's good? (i.e. you/things): Ya soma bé? (informal)
 * It's good. (informal): Ya soma. (informal)
 * How are you? : Laafi beme ? ( Yaa wana )
 * Fine, thank you. : Laafi bala. ( )
 * What is your name? : ? ( Fo yuur la a boen?)
 * My name is ______ . :  ______ . ( Mam yuur la a _____ .)
 * Nice to meet you. : . ( )
 * Please. : . (Behmeh)
 * Thank you. : . (Barka)
 * You're welcome. : . (Pa sek ye/ Ka sek ye)
 * Yes. : . (Ngye )
 * No. : . (Ayo )
 * Excuse me. (getting attention) : Y kabre . ( )
 * Excuse me. (begging pardon) : Maan sugri. ( )
 * I'm sorry. : Maan sugri ( )
 * Goodbye :  Wend na kon'd nindaare( )
 * Goodbye (informal) : Nindaare ( )
 * I can't speak Mooré [well]. : Maam ka goamda ?????? [wusgo] ye. ( [ ])
 * Do you speak French? : Yamba goamda farende bi? ( ?)
 * Is there someone here who speaks English? : ? ( ?)
 * Help! : ! ( song y mam!)
 * Look out! : ! ( !)
 * Good morning. : Ne yibeogo. ( )
 * Good evening. : ne y zabre. ( )
 * Good night. : Ne y yungo. ( )
 * Good night (to sleep) : Wend na ganeg ne laafi . ( )
 * I don't understand. : . (Mam ka wumda ye)
 * Where is the toilet? : twalet be ye? ( ?)
 * I am trying to learn Moore: Maam saam s'dah Moore.

Number and system
System: %30 Swahili and %30 Kinyarwanda-Kirundi, %40 Other

Numbers
½ - ela-yahma

0 - zaalem

1 - yebre

2 - yiibu

3 - tanbo

4 - naase

5 - nuu

6 - yoobe

7 - yopoe

8 - nii

9 - weeh

10 - piiga

11 - piig la yee

15 - piig la nuu

20 - piisi

22 - piisi la yiibu

30 - piis tan

40 - piis naase

50 - piis nuu

60 - piis yoobe

70 - piis yopoe

80 - piis nii

90 - piis weeh

100 - kuwabga

200 - kobsii

300 - kobstaan

400 - kobsnase

500 - miyango dennu bitanu

600 - miyango zau sau

700 - miyango zekweyo sau

800 - miyango you sau

900 - miyango moku sau

1000 - migighumba ( or "gighumba" )

2000 - migighumbgo boppalu bobbiru

3000 - migighumbgo ttu ppu

4000 - migighumbgo jju ppu

5000 - migighumbgo tatau pathanu

6000 - migighumbgo suu soo

7000 - migighumbgo sewweeo soo

8000 - migighumbugo woo soo

9000 - migighumbugo nuo soo

10000 - miookhjaah-mikhara ( or "oojaa khara" )

20000 - mikhago puuaplu pibiru

30000 - mikhago dudo bubu

40000 - mikhago gogu bubu

50000 - mikhago dahhoau beethanu

60000 - mikhago sok zuu

70000 - mikhago ksawwaayo zuu

80000 - mikhago vuu zuu

90000 - mikhago nou zuu

100000 - miookhjaah-miseeba ( or "oojaa seeba" )

( After the pass on the "rona" phase )

1000000 - miookhjaah-miliyounuya ( or "oojaa liyounuya" )

( After the pass on the "yana" phase )

10000000 - miookhjaah-mirongolina ( or "oojaa rongolina" )

( After the pass on the "gighumba" phase )

100000000 - miookhjaah-miyangolina ( or "oojaa yangolina" )

( After the pass on the "oojaa khara" phase )

1000000000 - milouyarda ( or "louyarda" )

( After the pass on the "rona" phase )

10000000000 - miroun-miloyordoha ( or "roun-loyordoha" )

( After the pass on the "yana" phase )

100000000000 - miyan-milurdekha ( or "yan-lurdekha" )

( After the pass on the "gighumba" phase )

1000000000000 - mitirilana ( or "tirilana" )

( After the pass on the "oojaa khara" phase )

1000000000000000 - mikatruhana ( or "katruhana" )

( After the pass on the "gighumba" phase )

Money

 * money: ligidi


 * I have no money: Ligidi kahbeh


 * How much (does it cost)?: Ya wana?
 * 5: wakire
 * 10: yiibo
 * 15: taabo
 * 20: narsé
 * 25: nu
 * 50: piiga
 * 75: piiga la nu (Pi la nu)
 * 100: pissi
 * 125: pissi la nu
 * 150: pissi tah
 * 175: pissi tah la nu
 * 200: pissi narsé
 * 250: pissi nu
 * 500: quabaga
 * 1000: quabassi
 * 1500: quabassi tah
 * 2000: quabassi narsé
 * 2500: quabassi nu