Talk:Niger

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Etemology -- Latin?

"niger" is the Latin word for "black man" (nigra is feminine) while "nigrum" maybe the color "black" (or it might be Coracinus or Pullus -- help please).

So I wasn't actually looking for this country ("niger" is not a country but a word, while "Niger" is a country; yet neither should be the exclusive reference in Wikipedia) but interested in the Latin word and it's history (herstory since I'm writing this on march 8th). I suppose it may apply to how Niger got it's name but the french is Noir for black (and was it the french who named this country?). So actually I'd like some more discussion of how/how/why this country was/is named and a little more detailed history. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tymes (talk • contribs) 21:36, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

As the article says, the country is named after the Niger River. The Wikipedia article on the Niger River has a brief discussion of the possible etymology of the river's name, but no one is really sure. The river was known by Europeans from antiquity. --seberle (talk) 15:44, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Am I the only one to find the paragraph under "Etymology" (same as under article about "Nigeria") to be a desperate PC dodge worthy of "1984" or North Korea? (I expect this question to be taken down in 5 minutes)

3 hours later and your question still here (paranoia is not cool though, you should check that). If they are the same is because both names have the same origin: Niger River. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 18:33, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Bordering countries

The top section of the article currently contains the sentence "Niger is bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin to the southwest, Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the southwest, and Algeria to the northwest." I think it would be better (= more consistent) to maintain a clockwise order throughout, that is to swap Mali and Burkina Faso. I also think Mali would more accurately be described as bordering Niger to the west (and not to the northwest as per the current version). My suggested rephrasing would therefore be: "Niger is bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest." This is a minor edit, but I can't perform it myself because of the article's protection status - so I'm mentioning it here, in the hope that someone else will take care of it. 2A02:8109:A380:B58:6833:FD93:8CDC:A118 (talk) 14:01, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

 Done and moved the links to the subtopic. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 20:15, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

I agree that using a consistent clockwise description makes sense. Looking on the map, I guess it also makes sense to speak of "Mali to the west" and "Burkina Faso to the southwest." But most of the population of Niger lives near the southern border. So for those of us who live here, we know that events that happen in Mali that affect Niger happen to our north (especially if we live in Niamey). And to get to Burkina Faso, you go west. So I also see why it was written the way it was previously. But I won't argue with the current edit. It also makes sense. --seberle (talk) 15:22, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

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• La Nigérienne.ogg

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Semi-protected edit request on 9 June 2021

Add wildlife of Niger to the main article. 2603:8001:401:63B4:8450:9106:B58B:BBDF (talk) 07:58, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

This is already included in the article. CMD (talk) 08:50, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Suggestion for section on science and technology

Hi, just a suggestion, many country articles have sections or subsections for 'science and technology', this could be a section on this article as well. The UNESCO Science Report may be a good place to start and can copied from directly using these instructions.

Thanks John Cummings (talk) 14:42, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

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Nomination for deletion of "Template:Largest cities of Niger"

Template:Largest cities of Niger has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. --Triggerhippie4 (talk) 11:22, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 March 2022

At HDI, change from low to lowest. 2A04:2419:8B05:4700:B1C4:BD54:1EB2:2864 (talk) 10:13, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

The HDI doesn't qualify the ranks as highest/lowest. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 16:26, 4 March 2022 (UTC)