"Burkina Faso" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Proper name

Etymology: From Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Dyula faso (“father's house”), coined by Thomas Sankara. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|mos|burkĩna||honest}} Moore burkĩna (“honest”), {{der|nn|dyu|faso||father's house}} Dyula faso (“father's house”), {{coin|nn|Thomas Sankara|nocap=1|nocat=1}} coined by Thomas Sankara Head templates: {{head|nn|proper noun|head=Burkina Faso}} Burkina Faso
  1. Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta) Categories (place): Countries in Africa Related terms: burkinar, burkinsk
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