Burkinabe
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Etymology edit
Via French burkinabé, from Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Fula -ɓe (plural ending for a people noun), coined by Burkinabe revolutionary Thomas Sankara.
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Burkinabe (plural Burkinabes)
- A person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.
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person from Burkina Faso
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Burkinabe (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Burkina Faso, the Burkinabe people or the Burkinabe language.
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from Burkina Faso
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