@mr_november20th@getchme1 All 4 (n word, Nigeria, Niger, and Niger River) derived from the Latin word for black. It’s to describe the people discovered in that area, named by the explorers. Not an indigenous name for the river.
@NuhWorld Paste this to your llm.
Europeans had negro in 1442. They wrote "Niger" in 1550. Same Latin root meaning "black." They weren't just writing what they heard, they were choosing a word they already knew meant "black." That's not translation. That's imposition.
@just_lawson__ No, there are no credible records or rumored pronunciations of the river as "Niger" before European mapping. Show me and We can debate it.