Burkinabe

See also: burkinabé, burkinabè, and Burkinabé

English

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Etymology

From French burkinabé, from Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Fula -ɓe (plural ending for a people noun), coined by Burkinabe revolutionary Thomas Sankara.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌbɜɹkinəˈbeɪ/, /bɜɹˌkinəˈbeɪ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌbɜː(ɹ)kiːnəˈbeɪ/, /bɜː(ɹ)ˌkiːnəˈbeɪ/

Noun

Burkinabe (plural Burkinabes)

  1. A person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.
    Synonym: Burkina Fasoan (rare)

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Adjective

Burkinabe (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Burkina Faso, the Burkinabe people or the Burkinabe language.
    Synonym: Burkina Fasoan (rare)

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