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Saki Mafundikwa: Ingenuity and elegance in ancient African alphabets

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Special thanks to The Free Dictionary for providing us with the information used in this web page

Video Vocabulary

important

/imˈpôrtnt/

important
adjective

of great significance or value.

creation

/krēˈāSH(ə)n/

creation
noun

Act of making something.

talented

/ˈtalən(t)əd/

talented
adjective

having natural aptitude or skill for something.

graphic

/ˈɡrafik/

graphic
adjective noun

relating to visual art. graphical item displayed on screen.

encourage

/inˈkərij/

encourage
verb

To increase the chance of something happening.

founded

/found/

founded
verb

To be based on, started or created by.

illustrated

/ˈiləˌstrādəd/

illustrated
adjective verb

containing pictures or other graphical material. To supply pictures to go along with words.

successfully

/səkˈsesfəlē/

successfully
adverb

In a manner that achieves a goal.

different

/ˈdif(ə)rənt/

different
adjective

not same as another or each other.

creative

/krēˈādiv/

creative
adjective noun

relating to or involving use of imagination or original ideas to create something. person whose job involves creative work.

tradition

/trəˈdiSH(ə)n/

tradition
noun

An event, custom or way common to a people or race.

address

/əˈdres/

address
noun verb

Exact street location of a place. write address on.

designed

/dəˈzīnd/

designed
adjective verb

planned or conceived in detail for specific purpose. To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose.

students

/ˈst(y)o͞odnt/

students
noun other

person who is studying at university or other place of higher education. People studying at school.

writing

/ˈrīdiNG/

writing
noun other verb

The act of composing letters on paper. To invent or create a computer program. To invent or create a computer program.

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