Kurdish (Sorani)-English/English-Kurdish (Sorani) Dictionary & Phrasebook by Nicholas Awde, Paperback, 9780781812450 | Buy online at Moby the Great

Kurdish (Sorani)-English/English-Kurdish (Sorani) Dictionary & Phrasebook

Kurdish -English/English-Kurdish

Author: Nicholas Awde  

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Sorani (also called Kurdi) is a Kurdish language spoken mainly in Iraq and Iran, with an estimated 15 million speakers world-wide. This easy-to-use phrasebook uses the official Sorani Latin alphabet to aid instant communication. It includes an informative grammar section and useful appendices of Sorani numbers, opposites, and key verbs.

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The indispensable resource for Kurdish Sorani!

Sorani (also called Kurdi or Central Kurdish) is a Kurdishlanguage spoken mainly in Iraq and Iran, with an estimated 15 million speakersworldwide. The Kurds are spread across the countries of Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria,as well as Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Lebanon. There is also a largediaspora of Kurds, which is especially prominent in Europe. In all there are upto 40 million speakers of the Kurdish languages worldwide.

Generallywritten in Perso-Arabic script, Sorani is now also found in Romanized form.This unique two-part resource uses the official Sorani Latin alphabet andprovides users with tools for daily interactions. The bilingual dictionary hasa concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instantcommunication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers,students, and aid workers, this guide includes:

  • 4,000dictionary entries
  • Essentialphrases on subjects such as healthcare, time, dates, transportation, money,communication services and much more
  • Concisegrammar and pronunciation sections
  • Aguide to the Kurdish Sorani alphabet
  • Mapof the Middle East

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About the Author

Nicholas Awde is a writer and regional consultant based in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Peter Maghashyan is a freelance journalist, analyst, and consultant on regional, political, and economic issues. He is based in Yerevan, Armenia.

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Product Details

Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
Published
17th September 2009
Format
Paperback
Pages
185
ISBN
9780781812450

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