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एस्पेरान्तो
Also known as Esperanto language
Esperanto () is the world's most widely spoken constructed auxiliary language. Created by L. L. Zamenhof in 1887 as "the International Language" (), it is intended to be a universal second language for international communication. He described the language in ''Dr. Esperanto's International Language'' (known as , the "first book"), which he published under the pseudonym . Early adopters of the language liked the name and soon used it to describe his language. The word translates into English as "one who hopes".
AI overview
Esperanto is an artificial language created in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof to serve as a universal second language that would help people from different countries communicate with each other. Though it never achieved widespread adoption globally, it remains the most widely spoken constructed auxiliary language in the world and has maintained a community of speakers and enthusiasts since its creation.
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Key facts
- Language.name
- Esperanto
- Language.states
- 120 countries; nowhere an official language
- Language.speakers
- Native:
- Language.date
- 2022
- Language.speakers2
- L2: estimated 30,000 to 2 million Sidney Culbert: Around 2 million Amri Wandel: Above 2 million Svend Vendelbo: 30,000–180,000
- Language.familycolor
- Constructed language
- Language.fam1
- Constructed language
- Language.fam2
- International auxiliary language
- Language.fam3
- A posteriori language
- Language.ancestor
- Proto-Esperanto
- Language.creator
- L. L. Zamenhof
- Language.created
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