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maleWolof

Pape

Father; elder (honorific)

PAH-peh

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Origin

Wolof

Language

Niger-Congo (Atlantic)

Pronunciation

PAH-peh

Gender

male

Cultural Significance

A Wolof honorific name for boys, expressing the hope that the child will become a respected patriarch.

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