Books by Nicholas Awde

Along with an introduction to Eastern Armenian and the Republic of Armenia, the work also includes a concise grammar and pronunciation section. A 3,000 word bilingual dictionary offers essential vocabulary while the extensive 32 chapter phrasebook helps travellers deal with topics such as shopping, travel and healthcare.

Not intended to be used as a research tool, this work offers a practical aid for the first steps in communication with an intentionally easy-to-use pronunciation system. An attempt has been made to provide phrases and scenes from every day life, as well as items of practical background information.

Presents papers covering the history, religion and culture of the Armenian people, from the 10th anniversary conference of the Association Internationale des Etudes Armeniennes held at the school of Oriental and African Studies, London.

This completely revised and updated edition provides a useful companion for all visitors to Georgia. Now with Georgian script included, the book allows users to read signs or point to a phrase they're trying to say.

These language dictionaries and phrasebooks from Hippocrene target language and are designed with the needs of the student or traveler in mind.

Uzbek is the national language of Uzbekistan, a central Asian country bordered by Kazakstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and the Aral Sea. Formerly written in Cyrillic, Uzbek is presented here in the new official Roman alphabet to enable quick pronunciation. This compact guide allows those who are traveling to Uzbekistan to communicate and get around with ease in travel-related and daily life situations.

Swahili is one of the Bantu languages, which form the branch of the Niger-Congo family. Its vocabulary is basically Bantu, but many words are borrowed from Arabic.

The dictionary & phrasebook series now offers 67 languages! Each book comprises an introduction to the language, an alphabet and pronunciation guide, a basic grammar, a two-way dictionary, and a phrasebook. The grammar section presents the language's main features, such as verbs, nouns, adjectives, gender and declension. Easy-to-follow explanations enable users to have simple conversations with native speakers. Western Armenian is the language spoken by most of the seven million Diaspora Armenians who live outside their historic homeland. Western Armenian speakers form the majority of Armenian spoken in the United States, Iran, and the Middle East. The language has helped to preserve a unified Armenian sense of identity and common cultural heritage throughout the world. This Dictionary & Pharsebook, an extension of that cultural heritage, offers insight into the historical roots of the Diaspora and provides an invaluable reference to the language itself. The book contains a resourceful two-way dictionary, an informative grammar section, and a collection of travel-oriented phrases. Armenian has its own unique alphabet, but to facilitate pronunciation, this book uses a commonsense Roman transliteration system.

What does Islam really say about women? This work is a collection of major references to women in the Quran and Hadiths. Topics covered include hygiene, divorce, marriage, sex and chastity, inheritance, and status and rights.