Glossary

the letters or symbols of a language arranged in some order

language spoken in countries on the
Arabian Peninsula

continent of the eastern part of the world, north of the equator

a male who has one of the parents in common with someone

a room in a school where classes meet

a large piece of land with borders to separate it from other areas of land

not the same

hard to do, not easy to do

past tense of to dress, to put clothes on your body

to become full, to put into it as much as it can hold

language spoken by the people who live in or were governed by the country of France

dull color, light black

language, traditions and customs that are passed to you from your parents and their parents

understands, to have information or language

a way to communicate ideas using words or symbols, for example: English

getting knowledge or understanding through study

direction west

to see with the eyes

the main language of the people in China

to go where the person or place will be

a very big number, one million = 1,000,000

causing uncomfortable feelings

human beings, persons, men and women

the whole number of people living in a place

the way of sounding out letters in a word

to feel good about some thing that you did

a large division of a country

a big area or division of land

to move at a pace faster than walking

female sharing the same father or mother

language spoken in the country of Spain and many South American countries and Carribean countries

to talk, to use words

thinking about something for a long time, learning something

to go in the direction of

to get the meaning of something, to know what someone is saying

used to greet a guest or newcomer when they come

West Africa or Western Africa is the west part of the African continent pictured below.