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Mos·si

   [mos-ee]
noun, plural Mos·sis, (especially collectively) Mos·si for 1.
1.
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
2.
Also called Moré. the language of the Mossi people, a Gur language of the Niger-Congo family.
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Mossi (ˈmɒsɪ)
 
—n , -sis, -si
1.  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
2.  the language of this people, belonging to the Gur branch of the Niger-Congo family

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