Burkinabe
Speech parts
1. Burkinabe - Noun
2. Burkinabe - Adjective
Meaning
Burkinabe (plural Burkinabes)
A person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.
Burkinabe (not comparable)
Of, from, or pertaining to Burkina Faso, the Burkinabe people or the Burkinabe language.
Burkinabé (not comparable)
Alternative spelling of Burkinabe
Examples
On December 23, 1989, a presidential security detail arrested about 30 civilians and military personnel accused of plotting a coup in collaboration with the Burkinabe external opposition.
Ghanaian Times in its Thursday, October 8, 2020, issue, reported that a 43-year-old Burkinabe was arrested by the police for allegedly murdering his German partner and daughter at Kokrobite in Accra.
"Is Burkina Faso ready to welcome three million Burkinabe migrants back in their country of origin?" he demanded, in what some observers saw as a tacit threat that immigrant workers could be targeted in reprisal.
Burkinabe import Songne Yacouba scored two beautiful goals as Asante Kotoko posted a 2-1 win over defending champions Aduana Stars on Sunday in the last match to end the first round of the Zylofon Cash Premier League.
On Tuesday, as Kabore took the oath of office, he promised to “preserve, respect, enforce and defend the constitution” in a ceremony from Ouagadougou broadcast live on Burkinabe radio and television.
The Meteors will take on their Burkinabe counterparts at the Sunyani Coronation Park on Sunday.