Talk:Niger
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What is the adjective that means "of or pertaining to Niger"? And, consequently, how are its citizens called? I think we should have these on all the country pages. Weasel
Issue resolved: -- Nigérien(s) (ni:ZerLE~^). It's funny tho that English doesn't have a word of its own.
see: SAMPA chart
Cheers, Weasel
Niger and Nigeria
Are these 2 country names really related?? 66.245.112.204 00:15, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Pronunciation
I don't understand why GreatGatsby deleted the correct pronunciation of Niger and replaced it with the incorrect "nigh-ZEER". It should be "knee-ZHAIR" or "NIGH-jer", the former being better (but not necessarily commoner). See Dictionary.com/Niger (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Niger). He also deleted the explanation of the adjective Nigerien, which is pronounced "knee-ZHAIR-ee-an" (better) or "nigh-JEER-ee-an" and should not be confused with Nigerian for Nigeria. I have reverted the deletion. Any ideas? - TAKASUGI Shinji 04:26, 2005 Mar 18 (UTC)
- He did it again. This is the third time.
- By the way, which is easier for you guys to understand, "knee-ZHAIR" or "nee-ZHAIR"? I have avoided the latter because the English word nee (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=nee) is pronounced "nay". "Knee" gives the correct pronunciation, but the "k" in it might be confusing for non-English speakers. - TAKASUGI Shinji 00:18, 2005 Mar 23 (UTC)
- I read an article in the Boston Globe about commonly mispronounced country names and Niger appeared and the pronounciation "nigh-ZEER" was given, and the only other pronounciation mentioned was the more commonly used one. I have never come across your alternate pronounciation. - GreatGatsby
- Boston Globe must be wrong. Other than Dictionary.com/Niger (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Niger), please check the following sites too:
- The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition - Niger (http://www.answers.com/topic/niger)
- pronunciation guide (http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/teachers/probod.htm) - found on Art and Life in Africa Project (http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/)
- The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Niger (http://bartleby.school.aol.com/59/15/niger.html)
- They all list "knee-ZHAIR", as well as "NIGH-jer". There is no source (except the Boston Globe article you read) that gives "nigh-ZEER". I'll revert your change, okay? - TAKASUGI Shinji 04:49, 2005 Mar 23 (UTC)
- Boston Globe must be wrong. Other than Dictionary.com/Niger (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Niger), please check the following sites too:
- Knee-zhair would be in IPA I think, and nigh-jer is . The latter is also the pronunciation in Latin, where niger means black. Dylanwhs 08:21, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- "Zh" is commonly used in American dictionaries for , the "z" in azure . Niger is pronounced either or , which can be written as "nee-ZHAIR" and "NIGH-jer" respectively for non-linguists. - TAKASUGI Shinji 09:10, 2005 Mar 23 (UTC)