Alphabet by Jasper Johns
Dam by Robert Rauschenberg

Written language not only is used to communicate among us and share ideas, but it is also used as an artistic expression in [...]

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The name of this month is Aläm  - ዓለም sometimes also written in Amharic characters as አለም and transliterated in Latin letters as ALEM.  The meaning is "world" or “the world” and  is a noun that can be used as a name for men or women and it’s very often found in combination with another [...]

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If the following text does not display correctly the most likely cause is that your system does not have Ethiopic fonts installed: አሊሲአ ግሪንቤርግ Another possible cause is that your web browser is not configured to display Ethiopic characters. This can be fixed in the “Languages” or [...]

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One very common name in Ethiopia that depicts the high value that a child has for the parents is Wärk’ (or Wärq - ወርቅ) sometimes transliterated in Latin letters as WERK and others as WORK.  The meaning is “gold” and represents value, excellence and rarity. The masculine form is Wärk’ (ወርቅ); the feminine version is [...]

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