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Burkinabe en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌbɜɹkinəˈbeɪ/ (US)
  • /bɜɹˌkinəˈbeɪ/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌbɜː(ɹ)kiːnəˈbeɪ/ (UK)
  • /bɜː(ɹ)ˌkiːnəˈbeɪ/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Burkina Faso, the Burkinabe people or the Burkinabe language.

Forms

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Burkinabé alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

Burkina Fasoan

Translations (16)

af Burkinees (from Burkina Faso) · af Burkinies (from Burkina Faso) · fi burkinafasolainen (from Burkina Faso) · ast burkinés (from Burkina Faso) · gl burkinense (from Burkina Faso) · nl Burkinees (from Burkina Faso) · hu Burkina Fasó-i (from Burkina Faso) · fr burkinabè (from Burkina Faso) · cs burkinský (from Burkina Faso) · de burkinabè (from Burkina Faso) · cs burkinafaský (from Burkina Faso) · pl burkiński (from Burkina Faso) · hi बुर्किनाबे (from Burkina Faso) · de burkinisch (from Burkina Faso) · es burkinés (from Burkina Faso) · ca burkinès (from Burkina Faso)

Burkinabe en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌbɜɹkinəˈbeɪ/ (US)
  • /bɜɹˌkinəˈbeɪ/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌbɜː(ɹ)kiːnəˈbeɪ/ (UK)
  • /bɜː(ɹ)ˌkiːnəˈbeɪ/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

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Burkinabé alternative lexicographic
Burkinabes Number=Plur lexicographic

Hypernyms

sub-Saharan · African

Synonyms

Burkina Fasoan

Translations (23)

ast burkinesa (person from Burkina Faso) · de Burkinabé (person from Burkina Faso) · gl burkinense (person from Burkina Faso) · de Burkinerin (person from Burkina Faso) · de Burkiner (person from Burkina Faso) · pt burkinense (person from Burkina Faso) · cs Burkiňanka (person from Burkina Faso) · cs Burkiňan (person from Burkina Faso) · fr burkinabè (person from Burkina Faso) · pt burkinabé (person from Burkina Faso) · it burkinabè (person from Burkina Faso) · fi burkinafasolainen (person from Burkina Faso) · pl Burkińczyk (person from Burkina Faso) · ca burkinès (person from Burkina Faso) · af Burkiniër (person from Burkina Faso) · nl Burkinees (person from Burkina Faso) · hu Burkina Fasó-i (person from Burkina Faso) · af Burkinees (person from Burkina Faso) · ast burkinés (person from Burkina Faso) · hi बुर्किनाबे (person from Burkina Faso) · pl Burkinka (person from Burkina Faso) · es burkinés (person from Burkina Faso) · nl Burkinese (person from Burkina Faso)