The earlier version of nigger was neger (in Scottish and northern England dialect), coming from French nègre and from Spanish negro. The term carried contempt and rejection towards the blacks from the earliest usage, but it could sometimes be used without deliberate insult. Today, the term is considered extremely insensitive and pejorative, and is discouraged from use. In slang, some black Americans continue to use the word nigger, often spelled as nigga/niggah. In African American Vernacular English (AAVE), ain’t is used where Standard English would use am not, isn't, aren't, haven't and hasn't. Sometimes, it is also used instead of don't, doesn't, or didn't (e.g. I ain't know that), to mark contrast. Very commonly used negative form among black slaves. Dat is another word commonly used in AAVE. Originally it represented the pronunciation of that in West Indian, Irish, or U.S. black speech, from 1680s onwards. In AAVE, the voiced sound in
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