Standard Lemma guide

Burkinabe

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌbɜɹkinəˈbeɪ/
  • US: /bɜɹˌkinəˈbeɪ/
  • UK: /ˌbɜː(ɹ)kiːnəˈbeɪ/
  • UK: /bɜː(ɹ)ˌkiːnəˈbeɪ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Burkina Fasoan

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Burkina Fasoan

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Burkinees — from Burkina Faso
  • Afrikaans: Burkinies — from Burkina Faso
  • Asturian: burkinés — from Burkina Faso
  • Catalan: burkinès — from Burkina Faso
  • Czech: burkinafaský — from Burkina Faso
  • Czech: burkinský — from Burkina Faso
  • Dutch: Burkinees — from Burkina Faso
  • Finnish: burkinafasolainen — from Burkina Faso
  • French: burkinabè — from Burkina Faso
  • Galician: burkinense — from Burkina Faso
  • German: burkinisch — from Burkina Faso
  • German: burkinabè — from Burkina Faso
  • Hungarian: Burkina Fasó-i — from Burkina Faso
  • Polish: burkiński — from Burkina Faso
  • Spanish: burkinés — from Burkina Faso
  • Afrikaans: Burkinees — person from Burkina Faso
  • Afrikaans: Burkiniër — person from Burkina Faso
  • Asturian: burkinés — person from Burkina Faso
  • Asturian: burkinesa — person from Burkina Faso
  • Catalan: burkinès — person from Burkina Faso
  • Czech: Burkiňan — person from Burkina Faso
  • Czech: Burkiňanka — person from Burkina Faso
  • Dutch: Burkinees — person from Burkina Faso
  • Dutch: Burkinese — person from Burkina Faso
  • Finnish: burkinafasolainen — person from Burkina Faso
  • French: burkinabè — person from Burkina Faso
  • Galician: burkinense — person from Burkina Faso
  • German: Burkiner — person from Burkina Faso
  • German: Burkinerin — person from Burkina Faso
  • German: Burkinabé — person from Burkina Faso
  • Hungarian: Burkina Fasó-i — person from Burkina Faso
  • Italian: burkinabè — person from Burkina Faso
  • Polish: Burkińczyk — person from Burkina Faso
  • Polish: Burkinka — person from Burkina Faso
  • Portuguese: burkinabé — person from Burkina Faso
  • Portuguese: burkinense — person from Burkina Faso
  • Spanish: burkinés — person from Burkina Faso