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Moba

A language of Togo

ISO 639-3: mfq

Population	189,000 in Togo (Vanderaa 1991). Population total all countries: 190,800.
Region	Northwest Savana region. Main towns Dapaong and Bombouaka. Also in Burkina Faso.
Language map	Togo, reference number 28
Alternate names	Ben, Moa, Moab, Moare
Dialects	Natchaba. Related to Bimoba [bim] in Ghana, but only limited intelligibility. Diverse dialect situation, varying almost from family to family. Possible dialect subgroup.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Gurma, Moba
Language use	Also use French.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–30%. More interest in learning to read French than Moba. NT: 2008.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Burkina Faso

Language name	Moba
Population	1,800 in Burkina Faso (Vanderaa 1991).
Region	Boulgou Province, Ouargaye Subdistrict.
Language map	Burkina Faso, reference number 35
Alternate names	Ben, Moa, Moab, Moare
Language use	All ages.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

FOULDS, Sylvia, author. 1983. "Méthode d’analyse structurale appliquée a un récit folklorique en moba."

KOABIKE, Bedouma Joseph; KONDJAN, Pouguinipo Victor; RUSSELL, Jann, compilers; FOULDS, Sylvia, editor. 2008. Lanbona yen I niimn.

KOABIKE, Bedouma, author. 2003. Religion traditionnelle chez les Moba.

RUSSELL, Jann M., author. 1983. "Étude préliminaire des tons du moba."

RUSSELL, Jann M., author. 1983. "Interprétation de séquences de voyelles en moba."

RUSSELL, Jann M., author. 1985. Moba phonology.

STARWALT, Coleen Grace Anderson, author. 2008. The acoustic correlates of ATR harmony in seven- and nine-vowel African languages: a phonetic inquiry into phonological structure.  

Vernacular Publications

Baaluag dog. 1995.

Baaluag dog. 1999.

Baaluag yab la nîfam. 1995.

Baaluag yab la nîfam. 1996.

Baaluag yab ninfanm pugn. 2001.

Baaluag yab ninfanm pugn. 2006.

Ben lâbôcîcina. 1983.

Calendrier ben/gourma/français 2005. 2005.

Calendrier moba/français/anglais 2006 (Muaba binn kadaaɔg daapaaɔnŋ). 2005.

Calendrier moba/français/anglais 2007 (Muaba binn kadaaɔg daapaaɔnŋ). 2007.

Calendrier moba/français/anglais 2007 (Muaba binn kadaaɔg daapaaɔnŋ). 2007.

Calendrier moba/français/anglais 2008 (Yendu kadapaaɔnŋ jaanm daapaaɔnŋ. 2007.

Cours de grammaire et d'orthographe moba: pour les lettrés en français. 2006.

Dɔnmaɔŋ cie naataâbiɛd. 1997.

Dɔ̂nmaɔŋ cie naataâbiɛd: Daapaaɔŋ nikpela n maad yêʼi. 1988.

Dinyuciɛnu. 2002.

Faaɔg yiɛl g cie puad. 2005.

Faati ji g be ninbaaɔg n. 2002.

Fala duag manu. 2002.

Gaalʼn k n fuod!. 1999.

Gaalʼn k n fuod!. 2003.

Jadm yiɛl: yen Puciɛnn yen u yaabuonn. 2003.

Jadm yiɛl; Puociɛn yê u yaabuon. 1994.

Jadug paalu, bîbêdudug. 1996.

Kan kadaaɔg. 1994.

Kan-gaal-cegli kakul be baaɔg n i, l g be gbingbann yen A fala gii g gbie buoug, a ŋalman kan gbie dieog. 2002.

Kan-pua-talg kɔnsiɛd. 2003.

Kâ-pua-talg kɔsiɛd. 2000.

Kɔl yê naanaad. 1996.

Kpâjam kadacîcin. 1987.

Ligli diɛnu yê liinu kadaaɔg. 2001.

Ligli diɛnu yen liinu kadaaɔg. 2001.

Lii mâ laabasaana, kadaaɔg 2 po. 1993.

Lii mâ laabasaana, kadaaɔg 3 po. 1993.

Lii mâ laabasaana, kadaaɔg 4 po. 1993.

Lii mâ laabasaana, kadaaɔg 5 po - 10 po. 1994.

Lii mâ laabasaana, kadacîcin. 1993.

Mɔlane ninfanm lebd Baaluag dog. 2001.

Mɔlane ninfanm lebd Baaluag doug. 2006.

Miɛdl kadaaɔg; Baaluag dog, Baaluag yab la nîfam, yê Nîfam lebd Baaluag dog. 1995.

Muaba liinu tuanu tûda 2 po. 1993.

Muaba liinu tuanu tûda. 1993.

Nâgâdl. 1997.

Nîfam g gbal siɛl. 1997.

Nîfam g gbal siel: Daapaaɔŋ nikpela n maad yêʼi. 1988.

Nîfam gul paalu kɔbg beduma. 1999.

Nîfam gul paalu: yê Jipaad nyuad; yê A daa yi g gul sîd, ŋa daa tabd u tâkpina. 1999.

Nîfam lebd Baaluag dog. 1995.

Nifanu pua nîkɔdaâ i yê Nîfam n kû yê nîfâdaâ. 1994.

Nuuyenŋ kan bobn tuolg. 2001.

Nuuyeŋ kâ bobn tuolg. 1996.

Nuuyeŋ kâ bobn tuolg. 1999.

Ŋam sadʼn yê Puo mad yêd kaa maal jipaaɔg yê Yâbɔl kpaá g wâ ban nil. 1995.

Ŋmaa tie ciɛ i? yê Talg-Yêdu. 1997.

Ŋubd cie madig. 1995.

Paal n mɔg mɔni. 1995.

Paalu mâ, nîfam n cie. 1994.

Paalu mâ, nîfam n cie. 1997.

Parler Moba 1: cours de leçons moba. 2005.

Pɔlm mâ dog. 1995.

Pɔlm man dog. 2003.

Polu po luol n tie nâd nne i?. 1994.

Puokuanu g tie big lua. 1997.

Puokuanu g tie big lua: Daapaaɔŋ nikpela n maad yêʼi ne. 1988.

Saâ nîbina gbeŋ i l yê g nyuâ: Duud cîd g saa Lumi. 1991.

Saâ nîbina gbeŋ i, I yê g nyuâ: Duud cîd g saa Lumi. 1997.

Saan ninbina gbenŋ i, l yen g nyuan: Duud cind g saa Lumi. 2003.

Siida gul Kan-ŋman-kpabl dieog. 2002.

T dam maam liinu mâ. 1992.

Taba gul big. 1996.

Wâleŋ sâgban laabaal. 1993.

Yâbɔl yê kɔl kûkɔn. 1997.

Yinyiem baal baaluag. 2001.