The indispensable resource for Kurdish Kurmanji!Kurmanji,also known as Northern Kurdish, is the most widely spoken Kurdish language withapproximately 16 million speakers worldwide. The Kurds are spread across thecountries of Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria, as well as Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijanand Lebanon. There is also a large diaspora of Kurds, which is especiallyprominent in Europe. In all there are estimated to be about 40 million speakers of the Kurdishlanguages worldwide. This unique two-part resource uses theofficial Kurmanji Latin alphabet and provides users with tools for dailyinteractions. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everydayuse, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, students, and aid workers, this guideincludes: 6,000 dictionary entriesEssential phrases on subjects such as healthcare, time, dates, transportation, money, communication services and much moreConcise grammar and pronunciation sectionsA guide to the Kurdish Kurmanji alphabetMap of the Middle East