Asim Peco, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Linguist; Academician
Date of Birth: 24-May-1927
Place of Birth: Mostar, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date of Death: 07-Dec-2011
Profession: writer, linguist
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Asim Peco
- Asim Peco (pronounced [a?sim pe?tso]; 24 May 1927 – 7 December 2011) was a renowned Bosnian linguist, academician, professor, author and editor.Peco's work is credited for the development of Bosnian and Herzegovinian linguistics.
- His areas of specialization include the dialectology of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, namely the Å tokavian and Torlakian dialects.
- He wrote books on the speeches of eastern and central Herzegovina, speeches of western Herzegovina, Ikavian-Å tokavian dialects of Bosnia and Turkish loan words into them. His work is cited or referenced by many.
- For example, his research on eastern Bosnian dialect was discussed at the United Nations' International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
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