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Where Is the Name Ketanji From?
Where Is the Name Ketanji From?
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Mar 29, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
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? This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lexiconvalley.substack.com/subscribe
Released:
Mar 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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