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Uzbek-English Dictionary

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This was the first Uzbek-to-English dictionary available in the West. The number of words it includes is quite limited, and it will not suffice to read most Uzbek texts. For that purpose, the Uzbek-English dictionary of Karl Krippes, which has considerably broader coverage, is preferable.

The Waterson dictionary does have one real advantage, however, and that is that most of the entries have sample sentences in Uzbek to illustrate usage of the words in question, accompanied by their English equivalents. Thus a learner of Uzbek can simply dip into the dictionary at random, look up a word of interest, and see it used in a sentence. This is useful for learning vocabulary, and thus even though the book's coverage is a bit too limited to serve as a useful reference when reading, it still can play a useful role in helping you assimilate new words, especially in the earlier stages of learning Uzbek.

While there are no "great" Uzbek-English dictionaries currently available in the West, Waterson's is the most useful among a group of poor dictionaries. For the individual who is trying to read Uzbek texts without knowing Russian, Waterson leaves you frustrated. Also, dialectical differences are ignored within the entries. In short, until something better comes along, Waterson is the least of all possible evils.