Burkinabe
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Burkinabe
- /ˌbɜɹkinəˈbeɪ/ US
- /bɜɹˌkinəˈbeɪ/ US
- /bɜɹˈkinəˌbeɪ/ US
- /ˌbɜː(ɹ)kiːnəˈbeɪ/ UK
- /bɜː(ɹ)ˌkiːnəˈbeɪ/ UK
- /bɜː(ɹ)ˈkiːnəˌbeɪ/ UK
Where it comes from
From French burkinabé, from Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Fula -ɓe (plural ending for a people noun), coined by Burkinabe revolutionary Thomas Sankara.
noun Burkinabes · Burkinabé
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A person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.
Similar: Burkina Fasoan
adjective Burkinabé
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Of, from, or pertaining to Burkina Faso, the Burkinabe people or the Burkinabe language.
Similar: Burkina Fasoan
Translations
Every language
noun person from Burkina Faso
| Español | burkinés |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | बुर्किनाबे burkinābe |
| Português | burkinabé, burkinense |
| Français | burkinabè |
| Deutsch | Burkiner, Burkinerin, Burkinabé |
| Italiano | burkinabè |
adj from Burkina Faso
| Español | burkinés |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | बुर्किनाबे burkinābe |
| Français | burkinabè |
| Deutsch | burkinisch, burkinabè |
Talk about this word "Burkinabe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/burkinabe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Burkinabe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/burkinabe "Burkinabe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/burkinabe.Cite this
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title = {Burkinabe},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burkinabe},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
