A Super Quick History of Niger

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A Super Quick History of Niger


Regarding the pronunciation of Niger, in my understanding the traditional English pronunciation was and is ˈnaɪdʒər (Nigh-Jer). That’s just how we say it. It is, however, increasingly being pronounced niːˈʒɛər (Ni-Zhair) which is the French pronunciation. Since the latter has increased in popularity, the former is sometimes regarded…

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  1. You left out mention that the unrest and falling governments after their independence in 1960 were largely because of French interference, and economic colonization, and more recently because of US interference and imperialism.

  2. The pronunciation was changed from ny ger to nee jhair in the websters 10 edition in 2003. Before that all non french speaking western nations used ny ger.

    Another change of pronunciation, like the constantly changing definitions. The internet was a mistake.

  3. Hello, I have recently watched your Alexander video and it reminds me of an debate I saw once. It is not a very well known debate, but it is: Is Charlemagne and the Frankish empire French or Belgian?
    The Arguments of both sides are as follows:

    French: The Franks were French, they became France and controlled most of France

    Belgian: Charlemagne was probably born in Liège (Belgium), they controlled and settled the areas of modern Belgium before the French parts, the Frankish language is more similar to the Dutch/Flemish language.

    I personally think they were Germanic because they settled in Modern North-Western Germany, Eastern Netherlands and very North-Eastern Belgium.

    Could you please solve this debate? It would be highly appreciated.

    !note, I haven't factchecked any of the arguments I listed earlier, so don't immediately assume they are all (completely) true!