Ogoni

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Etymology

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Noun

Ogoni (plural Ogonis or Ogoni)

  1. A member of an ethnic group from southeastern Nigeria, famous for their fight against oil industry exploitation.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Ogoni

  1. Their language division, which consists of Khana, Tẹẹ, Gokana, Eleme, and Baan.

Adjective

Ogoni (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Ogoni people.
    • 2007, Teju Cole, Every Day is for the Thief, Faber & Faber (2015), page 134:
      —Oh yes. He’s a good man. Very hardworking, and conscientious. He’s Ogoni, you know.
      —That, I didn’t know. Those people have suffered. All that oil wealth, and they don’t see a penny of it. Nigeria has been rough on them.

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