Burkina Faso

Burkinafaso Búrkína Fasó English thumb|Location of Burkina Faso Etymology From en mos burkĩna honest + en dyu faso father's house, en Thomas Sankara 1. Roughly translatable as "fatherland of the upright people". Pronunciation en /bəɹˈkiːnə ˈfɑsoʊ/ US en /bəːˌkiːnə ˈfasəʊ/ UK en En-us-Burkina Faso.ogg US en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Burkina Faso.wav UK Proper noun 1 en Q965en country r/West Africa formerly Upper Volta Burkina Faso. en Burkinabe en https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/12/there-are-no-clean-clouds/420744/ The Environmental Toll of a Netflix Binge w:The Atlantic 2015-12-16 Ingrid Burrington In its 2013 sustainability report, Facebook stated its data centers used 986 million kilowatt-hours of electricity—around the same amount consumed by Burkina Faso in 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160218084457/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/12/there-are-no-clean-clouds/420744/ Derived terms en Burkina Fasoan Descendants chr ᏋᎩᎾ ᏩᏐ 1 Translations Q965 country Afrikaans: af Burkina Faso Albanian: sq Burkina Faso Amharic: am ቡርኪና ፋሶ Arabic: ar بُورْكِينَا فَاسُو f Aramaic: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: aii ܒܲܪ ܟܹܐܢܵܐ ܦ̮ܵܣܘܿ f Armenian: hy Բուրկինա Ֆասո Asturian: ast Burkina Fasu Azerbaijani: az Burkina-Faso Basque: eu Burkina Faso Belarusian: be Буркіна́-Фасо́ f Bengali: bn বুর্কিনা ফাসো Breton: br Burkina Faso Bulgarian: bg Буркина Фасо f Burmese: my ဘာကီးနားဖားဆို Catalan: ca Burkina Faso Cherokee: chr ᏋᎩᎾ ᏩᏐ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 布基納法索, cmn 布吉納法索 Czech: cs Burkina Faso n Danish: da Burkina Faso Dutch: nl Burkina Faso Esperanto: eo Burkino Estonian: et Burkina Faso Farefare: gur Burkĩna Faso Finnish: fi Burkina Faso French: fr Burkina Faso m Fula: ff 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮 Galician: gl Burkina Faso, gl Burquina Faso Georgian: ka ბურკინა ფასო German: de Burkina Faso n Greek: el Μπουρκίνα Φάσο f Hausa: ha Burkina Faso Hebrew: he בּוּרְקִינָה פָּאסוֹ burkína fáso Hindi: hi बुर्किना फ़ासो Hungarian: hu Burkina Faso Icelandic: is Búrkína Fasó n Interlingua: ia Burkina Faso Irish: ga Buircíne Fasó m Italian: it Burkina Faso m Japanese: ja ブルキナファソ Burukinafaso Kalenjin: kln Bukinafaso Kazakh: kk Буркина Фасо Khmer: km បួគីណាហ្វាសូ Kikuyu: ki Bukinafaso Korean: ko ^부르키나파소, North Korea ko ^부르끼나파쏘 Kyrgyz: ky Буркина-Фасо Lithuanian: lt Burkina Fasas m Low German: nds Burkina Faso Luhya: luy Bukinafaso Luo: luo Bukinafaso Luxembourgish: lb Burkina Faso n Macedonian: mk Бурки́на Фасо f Maltese: mt Burkina Faso il-Burkina Faso m Māori: mi Pūkina, mi Pūkina Whāho Meru: mer Bukinafaso Mongolian: mn Буркина Фасо Moore: mos Burkina Faso Norman: nrf Burkina Faso m Norwegian: no Burkina Faso Persian: fa بورکینافاسو burkinâfâsu Polish: pl Burkina Faso f Portuguese: pt Burquina Faso Romanian: ro Burkina Faso Russian: ru Буркина́-Фасо́ f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Буркѝна Фа̏со f Latin: sh Burkìna Fȁso f Sicilian: scn Burchina Fasu m Sinhalese: si බර්කිනා ෆාසෝ Slovak: sk Burkina Faso n Slovene: sl Burkina Faso f Spanish: es Burkina Faso Swahili: sw Burkina Faso Swedish: sv Burkina Faso Tagalog: tl Burkina Paso Tajik: tg Буркина Фасо Tamil: ta புர்க்கினா பாசோ Thai: th บูร์กินาฟาโซ Tigrinya: ti ቡርኪና ፋሶ Turkish: tr Burkina Faso Ukrainian: uk Буркіна́-Фасо́ f Uyghur: ug بۇركىنا فاسو Uzbek: uz Burkina Faso Vietnamese: vi Buốc-ki-na Pha-xô Wolaytta: wal Burkkina Faaso Yoruba: yo Bọ̀kínà Fasò See also en Voltaic relative adjective en Ouagadougou capital Appendix:Countries of the world Further reading en Afrikaans af: Etymology From af mos burkĩna honest + af dyu faso father's house, af Thomas Sankara 1 1. Pronunciation af LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-Burkina Faso.wav Proper noun Burkina Faso af Burkina Faso Q965 af:Ouagadougou Derived terms af Burkinees af Burkinies af Burkiniër Basque eu: Etymology From eu mos burkĩna honest + eu dyu faso father's house, eu Thomas Sankara 1 1. Pronunciation Burkinha Faso<hyph:Bur.ki.na Fa.so> Proper noun Burkina Faso in eu Burkina Faso Q965 Declension in.pr Derived terms eu burkinafasoar<t:Burkinabe> Further reading 38 Catalan ca: Etymology From ca mos burkĩna honest + ca dyu faso father's house, ca Thomas Sankara 1 1. Pronunciation ca LL-Q7026 (cat)-Millars-Burkina Faso.wav Valencia Proper noun ? 1 ca Burkina Faso Q965 Derived terms ca burkinès Central Huasteca Nahuatl Proper noun nch proper noun nch Burkina Faso Q965 Central Nahuatl Alternative forms Amecameca nhn Burquina Faso Proper noun nhn proper noun nhn Burkina Faso Q965 Category:Tlaxcala Central Nahuatl Czech cs: Etymology cs mos burkĩna honest + cs dyu faso father's house, cs Thomas Sankara 1 1. Pronunciation cs Cs-Burkina Faso.ogg Proper noun n 1 burkinafaský cs Burkina Faso Q965 Declension n.sg Further reading Danish da: Etymology From da mos burkĩna honest + da dyu faso father's house, da Thomas Sankara 1 1. Proper noun Burkina Faso da Burkina Faso Q965 Dutch nl: Etymology From nl mos burkĩna honest + nl dyu faso father's house, nl Thomas Sankara 1 1. Pronunciation nl /burˌki.naː ˈfaː.soː/ [burˌki.na ˈfa.soː] nl Nl-Burkina Faso.ogg Proper noun n 1 nl Burkina Faso Q965 Faroese fo: Etymology From fo mos burkĩna honest + fo dyu faso father's house, fo Thomas Sankara 1 1. Proper noun fo proper noun Burkina Faso fo Burkina Faso Q965 Finnish fi: Etymology From fi mos burkĩna honest + fi dyu faso father's house, fi Thomas Sankara 1 1. Pronunciation Proper noun Burkina Faso fi Burkina Faso Q965 Declension sg Burkina Fas o a Derived terms fi burkinafasolainen burkinalainen See also French fr: Etymology From fr mos burkĩna honest + fr dyu faso father's house, fr Thomas Sankara 1 1. Pronunciation [u:ou,s:s_] [s:s_] fr Fr-Burkina Faso.ogg fr LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Burkina Faso.wav <<France>> (<<Paris>>) Proper noun m 1 fr Burkina Faso Q965 Derived terms fr Burkinabé fr burkinabé Descendants ja 1 ブルキナファソ Burukina Faso Fula Alternative forms ff 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮 Adlm Etymology From ff fr Burkina Faso. Proper noun ff proper noun ff Burkina Faso Q965 German de: Etymology From de mos burkĩna honest + de dyu faso father's house, de Thomas Sankara 1 1. Pronunciation de De-Burkina Faso.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun toponym 1 de Burkina Faso Q965 Declension toponym See also Hungarian hu: Etymology From hu mos burkĩna honest + hu dyu faso father's house, hu Thomas Sankara 1 1. Pronunciation burkina fazó hu zoː 5 Proper noun hu proper noun Burkina Faso hu Burkina Faso Q965 Declension Burkina Fasó o sgBurkina Fasó sg Derived terms hu Burkina Fasó-i See also References hu multiword proper noun borrowings Indonesian id: Etymology From id mos burkĩna honest + id dyu faso father's house, id Thomas Sankara 1. Roughly translatable as "fatherland of the upright people". Pronunciation Proper noun id Burkina Faso Q965 See also Further reading Interlingua ia: Etymology From ia mos burkĩna honest + ia dyu faso father's house, ia Thomas Sankara 1 1. Proper noun ia proper noun Burkina Faso ia Burkina Faso Q965 Italian it: Etymology From it mos burkĩna honest + it dyu faso father's house, it Thomas Sankara 1 1. Pronunciation Burchìna Fàso Proper noun m 1 it Burkina Faso Q965 Related terms it burkinabè Latin la: Etymology la. Pronunciation Burkīna Fasō no Proper noun Burkīna<1.loc> Fasō<3.F.loc> la New Latin la Burkina Faso Q965 Declension Burkīna<1.loc> Fasō<3.F.loc> Alternative forms la Burcīna Faso Maltese mt: Etymology From mt mos burkĩna honest + mt dyu faso father's house, mt Thomas Sankara 1 1. Proper noun proper noun m Il-Burkina Faso mt Burkina Faso Q965 mt:Burkina Faso See also Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|The flag of Burkina Faso. thumb|Burkina Faso in Africa. Etymology nb, based on the official name coined by Thomas Sankara and adopted on 4 August 1984. It was formed from nb mos burkĩna honest, upright; incorruptible and nb dyu faso father's house; fatherland, and therefore means approximately “land of upright people”. 1984, when it replaced the former name nb Øvre Volta Upper Volta. Parallel international adaptations include nn Burkina Faso, da Burkina Faso, sv Burkina Faso, de Burkina Faso, nl Burkina Faso and en Burkina Faso. Pronunciation nb /¹bʉrˈkiː.na ¹ˈfɑː.su/ [bʉrˈkìː.na ˈfɑ̀ː.sʊ] nb ɑːsu 2 nb Bur ki na Fa so Proper noun nb proper noun 1 Burkina Faso; nb country r/West Africa cont/Africa, a landlocked country, with Ouagadougou as its capital. nb Burkina Faso har ingen kyst og grenser til seks andre land. Burkina Faso has no coastline and borders six other countries. nb Navn på stater Språkrådet https://sprakradet.no/stedsnavn-og-navn-pa-statsorgan/navnelister-norsk-skrivemate/utanlandske-stadnamn-navn-pa-stater-og-sprak-transkripsjon/navn-pa-stater/ 6 August 2026 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso https://web.archive.org/web/20260925220913/https://sprakradet.no/stedsnavn-og-navn-pa-statsorgan/navnelister-norsk-skrivemate/utanlandske-stadnamn-navn-pa-stater-og-sprak-transkripsjon/navn-pa-stater/ 25 September 2026 Usage notes The country's short and full official names in Norwegian are both Burkina Faso. The country was known as Øvre Volta (“Upper Volta”) until 1984. Related terms nb burkiner Burkinabé, person from Burkina Faso nb burkinsk Burkinabé, of or relating to Burkina Faso See also References “Burkina Faso” in Store norske leksikon. “Navn på stater” at Språkrådet. “Rettskrivingsvedtak i 1984” in Språknytt, issue 3, 1985, p. 2. Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Etymology From nn mos burkĩna honest + nn dyu faso father's house, nn Thomas Sankara 1 1. Proper noun nn proper noun Burkina Faso nn Burkina Faso Q965 Related terms nn burkinar nn burkinsk Polish pl: Etymology From pl mos burkĩna honest + pl dyu faso father's house, pl Thomas Sankara 1 1. Pronunciation Pl-Burkina Faso.ogg Proper noun f Burkina Faso burkiński pl Burkina Faso Q965 Declension f!Burki - s Proper noun n Burkina Faso 1 pl Burkina Faso Q965 Derived terms pl nouns Burkińczyk Burkinka See also Further reading Romanian ro: Etymology From ro mos burkĩna honest + ro dyu faso father's house, ro Thomas Sankara 1 1. Pronunciation ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Burkina Faso.wav Proper noun ro proper noun Burkina Faso ro Burkina Faso Q965 Serbo-Croatian sh: Etymology From sh mos burkĩna honest + sh dyu faso father's house, sh Thomas Sankara 1 1. Proper noun Burkina Faso f sh Burkina Faso Q965 Spanish es: Etymology From es mos burkĩna honest + es dyu faso father's house, es Thomas Sankara 1 1. Pronunciation +<audio:LL-Q1321 (spa)-Rodelar-Burkina Faso.wav> Proper noun Burkina Faso es Burkina Faso Q965 Derived terms es burkinés burkinesa Swahili sw: Etymology From sw mos burkĩna honest + sw dyu faso father's house, sw Thomas Sankara 1 1. Pronunciation sw Sw-ke-Burkina Faso.flac Kenya Proper noun sw proper noun Burkina Faso sw Burkina Faso Q965 See also Swedish sv: Etymology From sv mos burkĩna honest + sv dyu faso father's house, sv Thomas Sankara 1 1. Pronunciation sv /bɵrˈkiːna ˈfaːsɔ/ /-fɑːsɔ/ sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Burkina Faso.wav Proper noun n Burkina Faso sv Burkina Faso Q965 Related terms sv burkinsk adjective Burkina Faso sv burkinier c Burkina Faso male sv burkinska c Burkina Faso female See also References saol Svensk MeSH Turkish tr: Etymology From tr mos burkĩna honest + tr dyu faso father's house, tr Thomas Sankara 1 1. Pronunciation tr LL-Q256 (tur)-ToprakM-Burkina Faso.wav Proper noun Burkina Faso tr Burkina Faso Q965 Declension Burkina Faso - Burkina Faso'yu - Burkina Faso'ya - Burkina Faso'da - Burkina Faso'dan - Burkina Faso'nun - See also