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Kalifa

Successor; caliph

kah-LEE-fah

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Origin

Bambara

Language

Niger-Congo (Mande)

Pronunciation

kah-LEE-fah

Gender

male

Cultural Significance

A Bambara name denoting succession and leadership in the Islamic Mande tradition.

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