Bolifia

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Possibly coined by a Jehovah’s Witnesses translation team, from Spanish Bolivia; likely influenced by Dutch Bolivia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boˈlifi(j)a/, [bʊ̞ˈlifi(j)a̠], [bɔ̝ˈlifi(j)ɑ̟]

Proper noun

Bolifia

  1. (rare, literary) Bolivia (a country in South America)

Usage notes

Except for a limited number of countries, Sranan Tongo speakers use Dutch-language country names as unadapted borrowings.

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔlɪvja/
  • Rhymes: -ɪvja

Proper noun

Bolifia f

  1. Bolivia (a country in South America)

Coordinate terms

countries in South America: gwledydd De America (appendix)edit

Derived terms

  • Gweriniaeth Bolifia (“Republic of Bolivia”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Bolifia
radical soft nasal aspirate
Bolifia Folifia Molifia unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Yoruba

Etymology

From English Bolivia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bò.lí.fí.à/

Proper noun

Bòlífíà

  1. Bolivia (a country in South America)
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