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Telugu-English/English-Telugu Dictionary & Phrasebook

English · Paperback / Softback

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This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to South India with the tools they need to communicate in Telugu and experience the regional fully. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for daily use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication, from introducing yourself to finding a doctor.

About the author

Dr. Lavanya Collooru teaches Telugu at the University of Chicago. She was also an Instructor and Telugu language Program Head at the American Institute for Indian Studies (AIIS) at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India as well as a visiting Telugu lecturer at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Summary

The comprehensive, essential and portable Telugu resource!
Telugu (from the Dravidian language family) is a native language of over 80 million people, predominantly in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and also in Yanam of India. An additional 20 million Telugu speakers are spread over other parts of South India, the U.S., Australia, and the rest of the world. Telugu is called “The Italian of the East” as its words end in vowels similar to Italian. Telugu is spoken in 3 distinct dialects: Royalaseema, Telangana and Coastal Telugu. Another prominent Telugu dialect (with a mixture of more Tamil) is spoken in Nellore, Chittor and the border of Andhra Pradesh in Tamil Nadu.
This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to South India with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, and students, this guide includes:

  • 4,000 dictionary entries
  • Phonetics that are intuitive for English speakers
  • Essential phrases on topics such as transportation, dining out, and business
  • Concise grammar and pronunciation sections

Product details

Assisted by Lavanya Collooru (Editor)
Publisher Ingram Publishers Services
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.05.2017
 
EAN 9780781813532
ISBN 978-0-7818-1353-2
No. of pages 256
Dimensions 98 mm x 177 mm x 22 mm
Weight 214 g
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures
Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries

FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Multi-Language Phrasebooks, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / General

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