ogoni
/oʊɡˈoʊni/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A member of an ethnic group from southeastern Nigeria, famous for their fight against oil industry exploitation.
name
Their language division, which consists of Khana, Tẹẹ, Gokana, Eleme, and Baan.
Example Sentences
- "—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."