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Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Abai Kunanbaev |
 | | Abai (Ibragim) Kunanbaev, (August 22, 1845 - July 5, 1904) was a Kazakh poet, composer, and philosopher, as well as an important cog in the development of Kazakh as a legitimate written language. |
 | | Abai was born in modern-day Karaul[?], the son of Kunanbai, a well-off feudal lord, and Ulzhan, one of Kunanbai's four wives. |
 | | Abai's main contribution to Kazakhs lies in his poetry, which expresses great nationalism and grew out of Kazakh folk culture. |
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