Where Is the Name Ketanji From?
Mar 29, 2022•41 min•Ep. 235
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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?
Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 235: "Where Is the Name Ketanji From?" With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.
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