"Ogoni" meaning in English

See Ogoni in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Ogoni (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to the Ogoni people. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Ogoni-en-adj-VnWZdq0~

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ogoni
  1. Their language division, which consists of Khana, Tẹẹ, Gokana, Eleme, and Baan. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Ogoni-en-name-08V~wEug Disambiguation of Languages: 2 78 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 69 31 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 65 34

Noun

Forms: Ogonis [plural], Ogoni [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Ogoni}} Ogoni (plural Ogonis or Ogoni)
  1. A member of an ethnic group from southeastern Nigeria, famous for their fight against oil industry exploitation. Derived forms: Ogoniland
    Sense id: en-Ogoni-en-noun-shafkvpp

Inflected forms

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