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Roraima
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English
thumb|the Brazil state of Roraima
Etymology
From en pt Roraima, from en aoc Roroimü, from aoc rora green, blue, grue + aoc -imü augmentative suffix.
Pronunciation
en /ɹəʊˈɹaɪmə/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Roraima.wav US
en aɪmə 3
Proper noun
en Q4777 en A large tepui located at the junction of <<c/Guyana>>, <<c/Venezuela>>, and <<c/Brazil>>.
en w:National Geographic 1989 May 175 5 Venezuela's Islands in Time Uwe George 544 During my time on Roraima I developed a severe case of "tepui fever"—a longing to visit other tepuis and explore some of the mysteries they have guarded for eons.
en Q42508 en state r/North Region c/Brazil Boa Vista.
Coordinate terms
Translations
tepui
Pemon: aoc Roroimü
Portuguese: pt Monte Roraima m
Ye'kwana: mch Dodoimö
state of northern Brazil
Arabic: ar رُورَايْمَا
Armenian: hy Ռորայմա
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 羅賴馬 Luólàimǎ
French: fr Roraima
Georgian: ka რორაიმა
Greek: el Ροράιμα
Japanese: ja ロライマ Roraima
Korean: ko 호라이마
Portuguese: pt Roraima f
Russian: ru Рора́йма
Spanish: es Roraima
Ukrainian: uk Рора́йма
Further reading
Portuguese
pt:
thumb|pt Localização do estado de Roraima no Brasil
Etymology
From pt aoc Roroimü, from aoc rora green, blue, grue + aoc -imü augmentative suffix.
Pronunciation
Roráima,Rorãima<q:often proscribed> Ròraima
pt Pt-br Roraima.ogg BR
pt ajmɐ ɐ̃jmɐ 3
pt Ro rai ma
Proper noun
m roraimense
pt Roraima Q42508 Boa Vista
pt RR abbreviation
Usage notes
As /aj/ is much more common in Roraima, the pronunciation with /ɐ̃j/ is sometimes proscribed.pt G1 RR 2016-10-05 Rorãima, Roráima? Veja curiosidades sobre estado que completa 28 anos Inaê Brandão;Jackson Félix Boa Vista https://web.archive.org/web/20251004215059/https://g1.globo.com/rr/roraima/noticia/2016/10/roraima-roraima-veja-curiosidades-sobre-estado-que-completa-28-anos.html
See also
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