Ogoni

See also: ogoni

English

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

• Ogoniland

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.

Anagrams

• Gonio, gonio-