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cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/c/lgbtq_plus/p/1184160/why-niger-explicitly-criminalising-asexuality-is-significant-to-everyone-regardless-of-ident

To understand Nigers asexuality criminalisation, we should see this law as part of a bigger – and growing – global trend among conservatives about 'traditional families'

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[–] Padit@feddit.org 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

How do you guys pronounce Niger? Does it sound French, or is there an other pronounciation to it?

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

In Niger, everyone says "nee-zhair." That's how I've always said it. There's a Niger state in Nigeria, and that one always pronounced "nay-jer"

FWIW, in Nigeria, shorthand for "Nigerian" is Naija, pronounced "nay-ja" as one would expect.

[–] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Can you do Nigeria? It's basically the same without the ia. If not try, ni like bi in bisexual + ger like Germany.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The ger in Nigeria is more like "jeer". Exact vowels vary a lot across the language, but Germany isn't exactly the same as Jeermany in American English or Nigerian English, and I'm pretty sure not in RP either.