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Ogoni

Ogoni noun: a member of an ethnic group from southeastern Nigeria, famous for their fight against oil industry exploitation.

Noun

Ogoni (plural Ogonis or Ogoni)

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

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.
    • —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.2007, Teju Cole, Every Day is for the Thief, Faber & Faber (2015), page 134

Forms of Ogoni

pluralOgonis
pluralOgoni

Words formed from Ogoni

Questions about Ogoni

What does Ogoni mean?
Ogoni means a member of an ethnic group from southeastern Nigeria, famous for their fight against oil industry exploitation.
What part of speech is Ogoni?
Ogoni can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Ogoni?
The plural of Ogoni is Ogonis.

Words near Ogoni in the dictionary

  1. Ogod
  2. ogogoro
  3. ogok-bap
  4. ogonek
  5. ogoneks
  6. Ogoni
  7. Ogoniland
  8. Ogonis
  9. ogonori
  10. Ogooué
  11. Ogopogo

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