Morpheme
Niger
Type
free base
Denotation
African placename
Etymology
probably from Tuareg egereou n-igereouen, from egereou + n-igereouen and influenced by Latin niger
Evidence
Niger, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerianization, Nigerianize, Nigerianness, Nigerien, Nigerois, Nigersaurus, Transnigerian, Transnigerian
Notes
<r> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
