Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nigerien

/naɪˌdʒɪɹiˈɛn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: nige-rien
IPA: /naɪˌdʒɪɹiˈɛn/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Niger or of Nigerien descent.

adj

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

Etymology

From French Nigérien, from Niger + -ien.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Nigérien

Inflected Forms

Nigeriens (plural) Nigérien (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Nigerian

Synonyms

Nigerois nigerian

Questions

How do you pronounce nigerien?: The recorded pronunciation is /naɪˌdʒɪɹiˈɛn/.
What does nigerien mean?: A person from Niger or of Nigerien descent.
Where does nigerien come from?: It is traced to French.

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