Negus, Nigger, Nigga: The true origin and translations

1. The origin of the word Nigga.

The word nigga is derived from the word Negus. Is a royal title for Ethiopian and African kings. As well all know, once we became enslaved, Negus changed to Niggers. The change of the “e” was to an “I” to represent the decapitation of a black man’s head because once you were enslaved technically, you were dead. The white man enslavers owned enslaved people's heads in two different ways. One being they “owned” enslaved people, so they owned them. Diet (your diet is more than what you eat), so everything enslaved people consumed was given to them by the white man. In simpler terms, they controlled them mentally. Secondly, if they wanted any enslaved person’s head, they could get it through physical force such as torture and senseless killings. Negus soon changed to Niggers.

2. Translation and meaning through language.

During slavery and long after it was over, black people being classified as “niggers” stuck, and it was the simplest way to describe my people or us and still remind us whose “our” master. “Nigger” basically meant dumb, ignorant, uneducated, poor, animalistic, and dangerous. With that classification, our actions, talents, and way of life amplified the meaning and translation of the word throughout its…