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When was Vuk Karadžić born?

  • 6 November 1787

  • 22 April 1791

  • 1 January 1800

  • 14 October 1775

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Born on November 6, 1787, Vuk Karadžić was a Serbian philologist and linguist who championed the use of the vernacular language in literature and reformed the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet to better reflect spoken pronunciation. His efforts greatly influenced the development of modern Serbian literature and laid the foundation for a standardized Serbian language.
Deciphering the Legacy: A Linguistic Voyage into the Life of Vuk Karadžić

Deciphering the Legacy: A Linguistic Voyage into the Life of Vuk Karadžić

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