President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee has said that her parents picked “Ketanji” from a list of West African names supplied by a relative. But West Africans speak hundreds of languages spread out across many hundreds of miles. Can we get more specific?
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Where Is the Name Ketanji From?
Where Is the Name Ketanji From?
Look to the languages of West Africa, which span the continent's long Atlantic coast.
Lexicon Valley from Booksmart Studios
A podcast about language, with host John McWhorter.
A podcast about language, with host John McWhorter.
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