Nigerien

See also nigérien, and Nigérien

English

Etymology

From French nigérien, from Niger + -ien.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /niːˈʒɛəriən/
• IPA: /naɪdʒɪrɪˈɛn/)

Noun

Nigerien (plural Nigeriens)

1. A person from Niger or of Nigerien descent.

Usage notes

The term Nigerois occasionally appears (in Merriam-Webster, older editions of the CIA World Factbook, and the New York Times style guide), but Nigerien is categorically preferred.

Synonyms

• Nigerois

Translations

person

• Esperanto: niĝerano (eo) (man or woman), niĝerlandano (eo) (man or woman), niĝeranino (eo) (woman), niĝerlandanino (eo) (woman)
• Finnish: nigeriläinen (fi)
• French: Nigérien (fr) m, Nigérienne (fr) f
• German: Nigrer (de) m, Nigrerin (de) f
• Irish: Nígireach (ga) m

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: nigerer (nb) m

  Nynorsk: nigerar (nn) m

• Spanish: nigerino (es) m, nigerina (es) f
• Swahili: Mnijeri (sw)
• Turkish: Nijerli (tr)

Adjective

Nigerien (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Niger or the Nigerien people.

Translations

pertaining to Niger

• Finnish: nigeriläinen (fi)
• German: nigrisch (de)
• Irish: Nígireach (ga)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: nigersk (nb)

  Nynorsk: nigersk (nn)

• Spanish: nigerino (es) m
• Swahili: Kinijeri (sw)

See also

• Nigerian