How to say it:

According to Webster's, the first entry for pronunciation of Niger is:

Nie-ger   (with a long I sound; click on the word to hear the .wav file)

Not that fancy-schmancy French-sounding Nee-jair (though it is listed 2^nd as a pronunciation, Webster's does not provide an audio clip, which it tends to do if there are two equally common usages).

posted by Quiddity at 7/10/2003 10:09:00 AM