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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 == | |||
| As of 2006, the word ''nigga'' is used, without intentional ], among all ] in the ], including ], ], ]s, and by some (though usage is a taboo by this group) ]s. <ref name=ENQ>Kevin Aldridge, Richelle Thompson and Earnest Winston. , ''The Cincinnati Enquirer'', ], ]. </ref> | |||
| <ref name=LCM>Kendra Pierre. , ''Meridia'', ], ]. </ref> <ref name=Metro>J. Douglas Allen-Taylor. , ''Metro'', ], ]. </ref> In practice, its use and meaning, when used in reference to another individual, is heavily dependent on context. | |||
| 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. , ''The Cincinnati Enquirer'', ], ]. </ref>, and its use outside a ] an unwelcome ]. Critics have derided this as a ]. <ref name=ENQ/> | |||
| Nigga's r all criminals like Marko Murray they smell like shit too. They smell like karan's foot. Bumbaklut. Buff. Pussyclut. benjin Nigger nigger | |||
| == Cultural influence == | |||
| The use of the term may be due to the overwhelming popularity of ] in modern American culture.<ref name=WASH> Darryl Fears. Patent offense: Wayans’s hip-hop line, ''The Washington Post'', ], ]. </ref> Such music often features songs that feature the word ''nigga'' prominently. Examples include: ] and ]'s song, ''Realest Niggas'', The Geto Boys' ''Real Nigga Shit'', ]'s ''The Wrong Nigga To Fuck With'', ]'s ''For All My Niggaz And Bitches'', ] and ]'s ''Real Nigga Roll Call,'' Onyx's ''Bitchasniguz'', ]'s '']'', and the late ]'s album '']''. | |||
| Shakur defined the term ''NIGGA'' as an acronym: "Never Ignorant Getting Goals Accomplished" in the lyrics to his song ''Words of Wisdom'', on his 1991 album '']''. In 1995, two ] men filed an application with the ] for the words "Naturally Intelligent God Gifted Africans", and its acronym. The application was rejected, as were numerous subsequent applications for variations of the word ''nigga''. Most recently, comedian ] twice failed in an attempt to trademark a ] called ''Nigga'', "featuring clothing, books, music and general merchandise". <ref name=WASH/> | |||
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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.)
Nigga's r all criminals like Marko Murray they smell like shit too. They smell like karan's foot. Bumbaklut. Buff. Pussyclut. benjin Nigger nigger