phrase
Matica srpska
Matica srpska (the oldest Serbian cultural society, in Novi Sad)
Матица сербская (старейшее культурное общество, в Нови-Саде)
With stress
Màtica sȓpskā
In Cyrillic
Матица српска
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- Prefixed verb familiesTopic & focusWord order and styleScope of negationTaking words apartShades of feeling and judgementWords with many meaningsWords from Turkish
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