Ivanuš Pergošić (1521-1592) ( lat, Ioannes Pergossich) was early

Kajkavian Kajkavian (Kajkavian noun: ''kajkavščina''; Shtokavian adjective: ''kajkavski'' , noun: ''kajkavica'' or ''kajkavština'' ) is a South Slavic regiolect or language spoken primarily by Croats in much of Central Croatia, Gorski Kotar and nort ...

author from Habsburg

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and author of the 1574 translation of ''Tripartitum'' (written by

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) which is the first printed Kajkavian book. In 1564 Pergošić was a

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of a school in

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. He was one of four most important members of the Varaždin literary circle, besides

Antun Vramec Antun (or Anton, also spelled Antol) Vramec (1538–1587/8) was a Croatian priest and writer. He wrote the first historical book in Slovene. As it was the second book written in the Kajkavian dialect, he was also a founder of the Kajkavian litera ...

, Blaž Škrinjarić and Blaž Antilović. Pergošić was tolerant to Protestantism.

Decretum

Pergošić published his works in

and

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. In 1574 he printed a translation of “Tripartitum” written by

. Pergošić referred to the language he used in this translation (titled ''Decretum'') was Slavic (''Szlouienski'' in original, sh, jazik slavjanski) and in its preface Pergošić emphasized that it was written for "Slavs and Croats". It is assumed that he used terms Slavs and Croats to refer to the people of two administrative regions of

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(

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and

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) without any sort of ethnic connotation. Pergošić's 1574 translation of “Tripartitum” is considered the first printed book on

Kajkavian dialect Kajkavian (Kajkavian noun: ''kajkavščina''; Shtokavian adjective: ''kajkavski'' , noun: ''kajkavica'' or ''kajkavština'' ) is a South Slavic regiolect or language spoken primarily by Croats in much of Central Croatia, Gorski Kotar and nort ...

and the first printed work of Kajkavian literature.

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Koterogaie Verbewczi Istvan Popiszal (1574.)''
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