African Countries' Demonyms/Nationalities (Noun & Adjective Forms of African Countries)

By a simple definition, Demonym is the name that is used to mean a person or the people who live in a particular country, state, or other locality. Demonym denotes the nationality of a person.

Examples of Demonyms:

Kenya - Kenyan

Tanzania - Tanzanian

Canada - Canadian

Most of the demonyms can be used both as nouns and adjectives. See examples below:

He is a Kenyan (as noun)

She is a Tanzanian (as noun)

He is a Kenyan Citizen (as adjective)

She is a Tanzanian woman (as adjective)

The following are the African Countries' Demonyms/Nationalities:

s/n - Country - Its Denonym(s)/Nationality Form

[1] Algeria - Algerian

[2] Angola - Angolan

[3] Benin - Beninese

[4] Botswana - Botswanan(All); Batswana(Plural), Motswana(Singular)

[5] Burkina Faso - Burkinabe/Burkinese

[6] Burundi - Burundian

[7] Cape Verde - Cape Verdean/Cabo Verdean

[8] Cameroon - Cameroonian

[9] Central African Republic - Central African

[10] Chad - Chadian

[11] Comoros - Comorian

[12] Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Congolese

[13] Congo, Republic of the - Congolese

[14] Côte d'Ivoire - Ivorian

[15] Djibouti - Djiboutian

[16] Egypt - Egyptian

[17] Equatorial Guinea - Equatorial Guinean/Equatoguinean

[18] Eritrea - Eritrean/Bahrmidri (historic)

[19] Eswatini - Swazi

[20] Ethiopia - Ethiopian

[21] Gabon - Gabonese/Gabonaise

[22] Gambia - Gambian

[23] Ghana - Ghanaian/Ghananian

[24] Guinea - Guinean

[25] Guinea-Bissau - Guinean

[26] Kenya - Kenyan

[27] Lesotho - Lesothan/Lesothanian(All); Basotho(Plural), Mosotho(Singular)

[28] Liberia - Liberian

[29] Libya - Libyan

[30] Madagascar - Madagascan/Malagasy

[31] Malawi - Malawian

[32] Mali - Malian

[33] Mauritania - Mauritanian

[34] Mauritius - Mauritian

[35] Morocco - Moroccan

[36] Mozambique - Mozambican

[37] Namibia - Namibian

[38] Niger - Nigerien

[39] Nigeria - Nigerian

[40] Rwanda - Rwandan/Rwandese

[41] Sao Tome and Principe - Sao Tomean/Santomean

[42] Senegal - Senegalese

[43] Seychelles - Seychellois/Seychelloise

[44] Sierra Leone - Sierra Leonian

[45] Somalia - Somali/Somalian

[46] South Africa - South African

[47] South Sudan - South Sudanese

[48] Sudan - Sudanese

[49] Tanzania - Tanzanian/Tanzanite

[50] Togo - Togolese

[51] Tunisia - Tunisian

[52] Uganda - Ugandan

[53] Zambia - Zambian

[54] Zimbabwe - Zimbabwean/Zimbo(Colloquial)

More Examples:

[1] Sao Tomean government has opened its borders.

[2] A Seychellois airline has suspended its international flights.

[3] Most Nigerians are good footballers

[4] Mauritian people are very kind.

[5] The Swazi people like to use South African rands

[6] He an Equatorial Guinean citizen

[7] Didier Drogba is the most successful Ivorian footballer

[8] Djiboutian President will give his speech today

[9] Brenda lives in one of the Comorian islands

[10] Malian government is fighting against rebels

See Also:

African Countries' Independence Dates/Days

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