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6/16/2008, 6:34 PM Lady Seashell
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4/20/2008, 1:16 PM Lady Seashell

Name Rafiki
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Eastern African, Popular Culture
Pronounced Pron. rah-FEE-kee
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Meaning & History

Means "friend, comrade" in Swahili. This Swahili word is derived from Arabic رَفِيق‎ (rafīq) "companion" (see RAFIQ). This is the name of the baboon mentor of Simba and Mufasa in the Disney movie 'The Lion King' (1994).
Added 4/20/2008 by Lady Seashell