Burkinabe

See also: burkinabé, burkinabè, and Burkinabé

English

Etymology

Moore burkina (“honest”) + Fula -ɓe (“plural ending for a people noun”), coined by Thomas Sankara.

Noun

Burkinabe (plural Burkinabes)

1. A person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.

Hypernyms

• sub-Saharan, African

Translations

person from Burkina Faso

• Finnish: burkinafasolainen
• French: Burkinabè (fr)
• German: Burkiner (de) m, Burkinerin (de) f, Burkinabé m or f
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• Italian: burkinabè m or f
• Spanish: burkinés (es)

Adjective

Burkinabe (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Burkina Faso, the Burkinabe people or the Burkinabe language.

Translations

from Burkina Faso

• Finnish: burkinafasolainen
• French: burkinabè (fr)
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• German: burkinisch (de), burkinabè
• Spanish: burkinés (es)