Tajik-English / English-Tajik Dictionary and Phrasebook Spoken in Tajikistan, Central Asia This dictionary contains a two-way dictionary, a brief survey of Tajik grammar and a phrasebook section with ready-made sentences for everyday situations. There are also comments on Tajik culture and lifestyle. The language used in this book reflects the Tajik used in Dushanbe, the capital located in the central eastern region of Tajikistan. 9780781806626 Joseph F Conroy 176 pages 75x180mm 1,400 entries £7.99 paperback Hippocrene Books Tajik-English/English-Tajik Concise Dictionary Tajik is the official language of Tajikistan, where it is the mother tongue of 65 percent of the population. Millions more ethnic Tajiks reside in adjacent areas of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, and it has historically been the language of the ancient Silk Road cities of Samarqand and Bukhara, also in what is now Uzbekistan. A form of Persian, Tajik has retained numerous archaic features, and differs from the dialects of Iran and Afghanistan in its use of the Cyrillic alphabet. This bilingual dictionary, with over 8000 entries, is a useful tool for non-Tajiks visiting Central Asia and Tajik students of English. All Tajik entries appear in both the Cyrillic alphabet and romanised transliteration. The book contains a pronunciation guide and transliteration system for the Tajik Cyrillic alphabet. 9780781811187 Jon Jilani 100x150mm, 360 pages 8,000 entries £7.99 paperback Hippocrene Books Tajik-English/English-Tajik Practical Dictionary Tajik is the official language of Tajikistan and the mother tongue of millions of ethnic Tajiks. This bilingual dictionary, with almost 15,000 entries, is a useful tool for both non-Tajiks visiting Central Asia and students of Tajik, with all entries appearing in both the Cyrillic alphabet and romanised transliteration. Jon Jilani 9780781812337 110x180mm 304 pages Hippocrene Books £15.50 pb