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)

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

Italian: burkinabè m or f
Spanish: burkinés (es)

Adjective

Burkinabe (not comparable)

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

Translations

from Burkina Faso

Finnish: burkinafasolainen
French: burkinabè (fr)

German: burkinisch (de), burkinabè
Spanish: burkinés (es)

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