Esperanto
From Langmaker
| Conlang | Esperanto |
| Author | Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof |
| Year Began | 1887 |
| Language Type | international auxiliary language |
| Lexicon Size | 77000 |
| Etymologies | Yes |
| Grammar | Yes |
| Sample Texts | Yes |
| Primer | Yes |
Esperanto is an international language and was created by Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof by 1887. It has been used for a translation of the Babel Text. It is written with a unique script.
Uniqueness
Esperanto is the most successful constructed language ever, with perhaps a million speakers in the world (estimates vary from 100,000 to 15 million), concentrated in Europe but also with pockets of speakers in Japan and China. Esperanto has more books, periodicals and radio broadcasts using it than any other auxiliary language. It is a classic and required study for anyone serious about constructed languages. It has spawned more offspring than any other constructed language, with many reform projects, the most prominent of which is Ido. The international auxiliary language promoted by UNESCO.
Language sources
Roots from Latin, ancient Greek, German, French, English, Russian, and others.
Design principles
First detailed in The International Language by Doktoro Esperanto (1887) with 900 roots, and expanded in La Fundamento de Esperanto by L.L.Zamenhof (1905). Base lexicon of 8,000 words; some claim 50,000 words based on Esperanto dictionaries.
Interest of others
The most widely spoken international auxiliary language. The vocabulary of Esperanto available with Ergane 8.0 is over 77,000 words.
External links
| Site | Broken Link | Author | Site Languages |
| http://www.esperanto.net | No | N/A | English and 61 other languages |
| http://www.esperanto.org | No | NA | da en eo es fi |
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto | No | N/A | English and 71 other languages |
