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plural Ogonis or Ogoni
A member of an ethnic group from southeastern Nigeria, famous for their fight against oil industry exploitation. examples
Their language division, which consists of Khana, Tẹẹ, Gokana, Eleme, and Baan. examples
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Of or relating to the Ogoni people. quotations examples
—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