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| '''''Nigga''''' is a term used in ] that began as an ] form of the word '']'' (which is derived from the ] word '']'', meaning ''black'', which in turn comes from ] ''niger''.) | '''''Nigga''''' is a term used in ] that began as an ] form of the word '']'' (which is derived from the ] word '']'', meaning ''black'', which in turn comes from ] ''niger''.) | ||
| == Use in language == | |||
| Like the term ''nigger'', many people continue to see the word ''nigga'' as ] and its use both in and outside African-American communities remains highly controversial. The ], a civil rights group, condemns use of both ''nigga'' and ''nigger'' <ref name=Metro/> and bought the rights to the website ''nigger.com'' to prevent online exploitation of the term. <ref name=ENQ/> | |||
| Some African-Americans express considerable offense when referred to as a ''nigga'' by white people, but not if they are called the same by other African-Americans, or by some other minority. <ref name=Metro/> In this case, the term may be seen as a symbol of ] <ref name=ENQ2>Kevin Aldridge. White people calling other white people nigga is often seen as a sign of fraternity as well, but should closely moderated as it can be taken as an insult by others who overhear it being spoken. , ''The Cincinnati Enquirer'', ], ]. </ref>, and its use outside a ] an unwelcome ]. Critics have derided this as a ]. <ref name=ENQ/> | |||
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Nigga is a term used in African-American Vernacular English that began as an eye dialect form of the word nigger (which is derived from the Spanish word negro, meaning black, which in turn comes from Latin niger.)
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