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Ogoni
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ogoni
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Etymology
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Noun
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A member of an ethnic group from southeastern Nigeria, famous for their fight against oil industry exploitation.
Derived terms
en Ogoniland
Proper noun
Their language division, which consists of Khana, Tẹẹ, Gokana, Eleme, and Baan.
Adjective
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Of or relating to the Ogoni people.
en 2007 Teju Cole Every Day is for the Thief Faber & Faber (2015) 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
en ginoo Gonio gonio-
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