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

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Author: Nicholas AwdeISBN: 9780781812450Publisher: Hippocrene BooksYear first published: 09 Nov 2009Pages: 185 Format: Paperback / softbackThe indispensable resource for Kurdish So rani!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 Show more