Telugu-English/English-Telugu Dictionary & Phrasebook by Lavanya Collooru

Telugu-English/English-Telugu Dictionary & Phrasebook by Lavanya Collooru

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

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.

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ISBN 13	9780781813532
ISBN 10	0781813530
Title	Telugu-English/English-Telugu Dictionary & Phrasebook
Author	Lavanya Collooru
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
Year published	2017-05-18
Number of pages	256
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