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Okay I just looked it up...

Spelling is the same but pronunciation is different.

 

Jake Freyer, Linguistics major at Harvard College
The accepted word is “Nigerien”—as opposed to “Nigerian,” for someone from Nigeria. It’s quite confusing, though in speech you would say the former like it was French (something like nee-ZHER-iã) to distinguish them.

The name of the country of Niger is locally pronounced closer to nee-ZHER, rather than NAI-jer as we would say in English. This is entirely because it was a French colony: the name of the Niger River, after which both Niger and Nigeria are named, is pronounced both ways, depending on which country you are in.

Though “Nigerien” is the standard for a resident of Niger, as used by the BBC and Associated Press (I believe), The New York Times chooses to say “Nigerois” instead, to create a clearer difference.
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Glad there were no sounds effects included in this report.

 

The sound of a man from Niger squealing could put me on edge all day . . .

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On 30 September 2016 at 7:36 AM, possitive216 said:

Every day is for the thief and one good day is for the owner... as many that refuses to have something very important to do with their life will end up inside holiday in, called prison. by fire.... 

 

Translation please?

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On 30 September 2016 at 7:36 AM, possitive216 said:

Every day is for the thief and one good day is for the owner... as many that refuses to have something very important to do with their life will end up inside holiday in, called prison. by fire.... 

 

Translation please?

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On 30/09/2016 at 1:36 PM, possitive216 said:

Every day is for the thief and one good day is for the owner... as many that refuses to have something very important to do with their life will end up inside holiday in, called prison. by fire.... 

Yeh, what he said!

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