Burkinabe

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US/ˌbɜɹkinəˈbeɪ/US/bɜɹˌkinəˈbeɪ/US/bɜɹˈkinəˌbeɪ/UK/ˌbɜː(ɹ)kiːnəˈbeɪ/

noun

A person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.

Similar
Burkina Fasoan
OriginFrench burkinabé ← Moore burkĩna ← Fula -ɓe →
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Meanings

nounBurkinabe (plural Burkinabes)

plural Burkinabes · alternative Burkinabé

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

    Synonyms: Burkina Fasoan

adjectiveBurkinabe (not comparable)

alternative Burkinabé

  1. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Burkina Faso, the Burkinabe people or the Burkinabe language.

    Synonyms: Burkina Fasoan

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.

Similar
Burkina Fasoan

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

Similar
Burkina Fasoan
Also see
burkina fasoanburkinese

Origin

  1. Fula-ɓe
  2. Mooreburkĩna“honest”
  3. Frenchburkinabé
  4. EnglishBurkinabe

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

More words from French, Moore, Fula

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans Burkinees, Burkiniër
  • Burkineesperson from Burkina Faso
  • Burkiniërperson from Burkina Faso
  • Burkineesfrom Burkina Faso
  • Burkiniesfrom Burkina Faso
Catalan burkinès, burkinès
  • burkinèsperson from Burkina Faso
  • burkinèsfrom Burkina Faso
Czech Burkiňan, Burkiňanka
  • Burkiňanperson from Burkina Faso
  • Burkiňankaperson from Burkina Faso
  • burkinafaskýfrom Burkina Faso
  • burkinskýfrom Burkina Faso
Dutch Burkinees, Burkinese
  • Burkineesperson from Burkina Faso
  • Burkineseperson from Burkina Faso
  • Burkineesfrom Burkina Faso
Finnish burkinafasolainen, burkinafasolainen
  • burkinafasolainenperson from Burkina Faso
  • burkinafasolainenfrom Burkina Faso
French burkinabè, burkinabè
  • burkinabèperson from Burkina Faso
  • burkinabèfrom Burkina Faso
German Burkiner, Burkinerin
  • Burkinerperson from Burkina Faso
  • Burkinerinperson from Burkina Faso
  • Burkinabéperson from Burkina Faso
  • burkinischfrom Burkina Faso
  • burkinabèfrom Burkina Faso
Hindi बुर्किनाबे, बुर्किनाबे
  • बुर्किनाबे (burkinābe)person from Burkina Faso
  • बुर्किनाबे (burkinābe)from Burkina Faso
Hungarian Burkina Fasó-i, Burkina Fasó-i
  • Burkina Fasó-iperson from Burkina Faso
  • Burkina Fasó-ifrom Burkina Faso
Italian burkinabè
  • burkinabèperson from Burkina Faso
Polish Burkińczyk, Burkinka
  • Burkińczykperson from Burkina Faso
  • Burkinkaperson from Burkina Faso
  • burkińskifrom Burkina Faso
Portuguese burkinabé, burkinense
  • burkinabéperson from Burkina Faso
  • burkinenseperson from Burkina Faso
Spanish burkinés, burkinés
  • burkinésperson from Burkina Faso
  • burkinésfrom Burkina Faso
Cite this entry
APA

Burkinabe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burkinabe

MLA

“Burkinabe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burkinabe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Burkinabe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burkinabe.

Source: Burkinabe on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.