More language
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{{language |name=More |states=Burkina Faso, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Togo |speakers=5,036,700 |familycolor=Niger-Congo |fam2=Atlantic-Congo |fam3=Volta-Congo |fam4=Gur |fam5=Central |fam6=Oti-Volta |iso2=mos |iso3=mos }}
More language (also Mòoré, Mooré, Moré, Moshi, Mossi, Moore or More) is a language spoken primarily in Burkina Faso by the Mossis. It is spoken by approximately 5 million people in the country plus 50,000 others in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo. Dialects of the language include Saremdé, Taolendé, Yaadré, Ouapadoupou, Yaande, Zaore and Yana.
It is classified as follows: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Western, Northwest. People who speak more are Mossi (plural) or Moaaga (singular). The SIL code is mhm and ISO 639-2 is mos.