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Esperanto

International auxiliary language designed by L. L. Zamenhof

Languageplanned language international auxiliary language a posteriori languageQ143

Also known as Esperanto language

Speakers: 2,000,000(2015)
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Sources
1.doaj.org/article/fdf36b2da3254f92a9871a45b863c433
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, 2,000
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1.“Top 10 facts you didn't know about Esperanto”ibtimes.co.uk/top-10-facts-you-didnt-know-about-esperanto-1533341Retrieved 2015-12-17
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, 60,000(2017)
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Sources
1.liberafolio.org/2017/02/13/nova-takso-60-000-parolas-esperanton/
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+1 more
Script: Esperanto alphabet
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Sources
1.Stated in EthnologueRetrieved 2014-10-31
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, Esperanto Braille

Overview

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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. Esperanto culture is grounded in the idea that people can interact on an equal footing across language barriers, without linguistic hierarchies, and with respect for linguistic and cultural diversity. He described the language in Dr. Esperanto's International Language, which he published under the pseudonym Doktoro Esperanto. Early adopters of the language liked the name Esperanto so much, they soon used it to describe the language itself.

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Works in this language

331 linked to Esperanto in Wikidata

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F.C. Barcelona wins La Liga 2014-2015(2015)
Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes into French Alps, 150 on board(2015)
New species of orchidae discovered(2015)
Nenifar'(2015)
Scotland says 'No' in independence referendum(2014)
Shattered Pixel Dungeon(2014)
Pope invites Palestinian and Israeli presidents to mutual prayer at Vatican(2014)
Pepper&Carrot(2014)
Privacy Badger(2014)
Andrej Kiska elected fourth President of the Slovak Republic(2014)
Officials say co-pilot intentionally crashed Germanwings Airbus(2014)
Evidence of natural gas deposit found off Gaza Coast(2014)
Death of an editor of wikipedia and wikinotizes at the protests in Ukraine(2014)
kern.punkto(2014)
Nineteenth Maccabiah Games open in Jerusalem(2013)
Pope Benedict XVI resigns effective February 28(2013)
OsmAnd(2013)
tokipona.info(2013)
Pos-Amiko(2012)
Encyclopaedia Britannica to stop publishing after 244 years(2012)
Imam dead in Shia mosque attack in Belgium(2012)
Minecraft: Java Edition(2011)
Prince William marries Kate Middleton—live updates(2011)
Riots in England continue for a fourth night(2011)
New York tour bus crash kills 14(2011)
Earthquake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant triggers evacuation(2011)
slovake.eu(2011)
8.9 magnitude earthquake hits Japan, causes tsunami(2011)
LibreOffice(2010)
Esperanto Wikinews(2010)
Firefox for Android(2010)
VVVVVV(2010)
Sternenhoch(2010)
HTTPS Everywhere(2010)
Beletra Almanako N-ro 9 (oktobro 2010)(2010)
Beletra Almanako N-ro 5 (junio 2009)(2009)
Beletra Almanako N-ro 4 (februaro 2009)(2009)
Fek al Esperanto(2008)
Beletra Almanako N-ro 2 (marto 2008)(2008)
Beletra Almanako N-ro 3 (septembro 2008)(2008)
Beletra Almanako(2007)
RationalWiki(2007)
Godot(2007)
Beletra Almanako N-ro 1 (septembro 2007)(2007)
Esperanto per rekta metodo(2007)
Marble(2006)
Widelands(2006)
Ri-li(2006)
Vikipedio – praktika manlibro(2006)
Komputeko(2006)
Junula Radio Internacia(2006)
Joomla(2005)
Femina(2005)
Rebela Sono(2005)
Coelacanths(2004)
Kristnaska kordo(2003)
Scribus(2003)
Libera Folio(2003)
Konciza Etimologia Vortaro(2003)
Memory Alpha(2003)
Inkscape(2003)
Aŭdu! Aŭdu!(2003)
Moodle(2002)
EuroBillTracker(2002)
Haiku(2002)
edukado.net(2001)
Psi(2001)
SPIP(2001)
Esperanto Wikipedia(2001)
Kolekto 2000(2000)
La Ŝtona Urbo(1999)
Kun ikso(1999)
Reta Vortaro(1997)
Enciklopedio Kalblanda(1996)
Freeciv(1996)
Prague Manifesto(1996)
Comprehensive English–Esperanto Dictionary(1995)
El sisma zono(1994)
GNU Midnight Commander(1994)
Fajron sentas mi interne(1990)
Dankon, amiko!(1990)
GNU Bash(1989)
The Good Language(1989)
Tekintet(1988)
TEJO Tutmonde(1983)
Gerda malaperis!(1983)
Rauma Manifesto(1980)
Sekso kaj Egaleco(1979)
Monato(1979)
Colloquium Kalmthout 1977(1978)
Linguistic Aspects of Esperanto(1978)
Young Friend(1972)
Literatura Foiro(1970)
ri(1970)
Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto(1970)
La nobla Korano en Esperanto(1969)
Tyresö Declaration(1969)
koncize(1967)
PACO(1966)
Der Esperantist(1965)
The Language for Us(1964)
Kontakto(1963)
Koloroj(1960)
Shavian alphabet(1960)
Israela Esperantisto(1959)
Esperanta antologio(1958)
Norda Prismo(1955)
Two diseases in Esperanto(1954)
Antologio de brazilaj rakontoj(1953)
Kvaropo(1952)
Munich Declaration(1951)
Kredu min, Sinjorino!(1950)
El Popola Ĉinio(1950)
Boletín(1949)
Internacia Pedagogia Revuo(1949)
UNESCO Courier(1948)
On one May morning(1938)
1938 Surdmutuloj pri si mem(1938)
La Sago(1937)
Popola Fronto(1936)
Kantoj de Amo kaj Sopiro(1934)
Sur Sanga Tero(1933)
Metropoliteno(1933)
Paŭlo Paal(1933)
Kurioza Okazajo(1933)
Skizoj pri Teorio de Esperanto(1931)
Voinstvuiuschii ateizm(1931)
Mr. Tot Aĉetas Mil Okulojn(1931)
Kristanismo kaj patriotismo(1931)
Kompatinda Klem(1931)
Stretched string(1931)
Naciismo(1930)
Plena Vortaro de Esperanto(1930)
Fattypuffs and Thinifers(1930)
Kompleta Gramatiko kaj Vortfarado de Esperanto(1930)
Originala Verkaro de L. L. Zamenhbof(1929)
Prologo(1929)
Zamenhof(1929)
La Laborista Esperantismo(1928)
Ni kantu!(1928)
Belga Antologio(1928)
Niculăiță Minciună(1927)
Dancu marionetoj(1927)
La Socialisto(1926)
London Esperanto Bible(1926)
Barbaraj prozaĵoj(1926)
Ano de l' ringludo(1926)
Noveloj(1925)
Victims(1925)
Lingvaj Respondoj(1925)
Kataluna antologio(1925)
Bulgara Antologio(1925)
Sennaciulo(1924)
Proletarian Songs(1924)
Pro Iŝtar(1924)
Saltego trans Jarmiloj(1924)
En la Fino de la Mondo(1924)
El la skizlibro(1924)
La Fervojisto(1923)
Abismoj(1923)
Medicina Internacia Revuo(1923)
El la "Camera Obscura"(1923)
Stranga Heredaĵo(1922)
For la Neŭtralismon!(1922)
Literatura Mondo(1922)
World and Heart(1921)
World Anational Association Review(1921)
Heroldo de Esperanto(1920)
La Revuo Orienta(1920)
The Life of Zamenhof(1920)
Bildotabuloj por la instruado de Esperanto(1919)
Bulgara Esperantisto(1919)
New Library in Esperanto(1917)
Vegetarano(1914)
Elektitaj Poemoj(1914)
Tutmonda Jarlibro Esperantista 1913(1913)
La Espero(1913)
Ukraina Stelo(1913)
Declaration of Homaranismo(1913)
Historio de la lingvo Esperanto(1912)
Paŭlo Debenham(1912)
Demandaro(1911)
Esperanta Psikistaro(1910)
Proverbaro Esperanta(1910)
La Ondo de Esperanto(1909)
Universo(1909)
Jen(1909)
International Library in Esperanto(1909)
Norvega Esperantisto(1909)
Karlo(1909)
Dia Regno(1908)
Muzika Terminaro(1908)
Stelo Kataluna(1908)
Franca Esperantisto(1908)
Esperanto-rusa vortaro de Titov 1908(1908)
Aspazio(1908)
Internacia Krestomatio(1907)
Internacia Socia Revuo(1907)
Brazila Esperantisto(1907)
Castle of Prélong(1907)
Pola Esperantisto(1906)
Declaration of Boulogne(1905)
Germana Esperantisto(1905)
Ruslanda Esperantisto(1905)
La Brita Esperantisto(1905)
Prayer Beneath the Green Banner(1905)
Esperanto(1905)
Fundamento de Esperanto(1905)
Vocabulaire Français-Esperanto(1903)
Espero Katolika(1903)
Fundamental Chrestomathy of the Esperanto Language(1903)
L' Espérantiste(1898)
The Path(1896)
Lingvo Internacia(1895)
Universala Vortaro(1894)
Exercises of the International Language Esperanto(1893)
La Espero(1890)
To the Brothers(1889)
La Esperantisto(1889)
Supplement to Dua Libro(1888)
Dua Libro(1888)
Mia penso(1887)
Ho, mia kor'(1887)
Bopal(1887)
Revue Spirite(1858)
Antono
Dio Benu
Vilhelmo
Danielo
Esperantlingva Novelbiblioteko
InternetArchiveBot
Scivolemo
lipu Linku
The Esperanto-Monthly
The Esperantist
Nica Literatura Revuo
Liza paints pictures
Poem of Utnoa
eĥoŝanĝo ĉiuĵaŭde
Esperanto Wiktionary
Wikimedia:Diskutejo
samideano
na
International Language
Esperanto kaj Volapük
La Tradukisto
Kolekto aprobita de d-ro Zamenhof
What is Oomoto?
Rok-gazet'
kabei
list of Esperanto given names
Kajeroj el la Sudo
LifeLines
Venceslao
Esperanto Internacia
Esperanto-Russian dictionary of Kondratyev
Esperanto idiom
Esperanta Bildvortaro
monda.eu
Tutmonda Biblioteko
Corpus of Esperanto
Muusses Esperanto-Biblioteko
Litova Stelo
Kolekto de la Revuo
Biblioteko Tutmonda
Adresaro de la personoj kiuj ellernis la lingvon "Esperanto"
Gran Diccionario Español-Esperanto
Scienco kaj Kulturo
Internacia Mondliteraturo
Jarlibro de UEA
Jongeren Esperanto Nieuws
Vortaro de Esperanto
Bohema Revuo Esperantista
Belga Esperantisto
Armena Esperantisto
Ĉefpaĝo
La danĝera lingvo
Irana Esperantisto
Roza
La KancerKliniko
La Jaro
La Bela Mondo kaj Universo
L'Omnibuso
Kvaranguloj
crocodiling
Katolika Mondo
Kantoj al Lado
Vertikale
Defense Language Aptitude Battery
Esperanto-French dictionary
La Revuo
La infana raso
Readeck
Bible translations into Esperanto
list of Esperanto magazines
ConTEXT
correlative in Esperanto
16 Rules of Esperanto
Esperanto-language cinema
Plena Manlibro de Esperanta Gramatiko (website)
Encyclopedia of Esperanto
anationalism
Esperanto literature
Der Arbeiter-Esperantist
Belhoro
lingvo.info
Adamo

All data

233 statements · 12% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Wikimedia outline: outline of Esperanto
Country of origin: Russian Empire
Hashtag: Esperanto
Language regulatory body: Academy of Esperanto
Native label: Esperanto ipa transcription: es.peˈran.to · pronunciation audio: Eo-Esperanto.ogg · subject lexeme: L16205
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Sources
1.github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/main/eo.xml
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Discovered by: L. L. Zamenhof
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Sources
1.lingvo.info/lingvopedia/esperanto?hl=eo
2.lingvo.info/lingvopedia/esperanto?hl=en
3.lingvo.info/lingvopedia/esperanto?hl=fr
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Creator: L. L. Zamenhof
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Sources
1.“Esperanto”lingvo.info/en/lingvopedia/esperantoRetrieved 2014-10-31
2.“Esperanto, The Universal Language, Celebrates its 125th Birthday”transpanish.biz/translation_blog/esperanto/Retrieved 2014-10-31
3.Stated in Ethnologueethnologue.com/language/epoRetrieved 2014-10-31
4.Stated in Q87326816
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Influenced by: Greek
Latin
English
Polish
Yiddish
Russian
German
French
Founded: July 26, 1887
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Sources
1.“Před 130 lety byla vydána první učebnice esperanta”tyden.cz/rubriky/relax/zabava/pred-130-lety-byla-vydana-prvni-ucebnice-esperanta_439669.htmlRetrieved 2017-08-03
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Has tense: present tense
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Sources
1.Stated in Unua Libro
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past tense
future tense
Ethnologue language status: 3 Wider Communication
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Sources
1.ethnologue.com/language/epo
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Different from: Doktoro Esperanto
Follows: Proto-Esperanto
Has grammatical mood: indicative
conditional
volitive
Linguistic typology: free-order language
nominative–accusative language
agglutinative language
subject–verb–object
Category for films in this language: Category:Esperanto-language films
Anthem: La Espero(since 1909)
Studied by: esperantology
interlinguistics
Has use: second language applies to part: humanity
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Sources
1.Stated in Declaration of Boulogne
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lingua franca
Significant event: World Esperanto Congress 1905
World Esperanto Congress 1987
Has grammatical case: accusative case
nominative case
Named after: Doktoro Esperanto
Flag: Esperanto flag
Wikimedia language code: eo
Catalog: none(since 2017)
Movement: Esperanto movement
Related category: Category:Esperanto pronunciation category contains: pronunciation
Used by: Esperantist
Dedicated heritage entity: Museo de Esperanto de Subirats
International Esperanto Museum in Zaozhuang
Department of Planned Languages and Esperanto Museum
Hungarian Museum of Esperanto
Esperanto Museum in Svitavy
Nacia Esperanto-Muzeo, Gray
Uses capitalization for: full name
toponym excluding: choronym
Signed form: Signuno
Social media followers: 27,674(May 24, 2023) subreddit: esperanto
Country: Esperantujo
Has list: list of Esperanto-language albums
Practiced by: Esperantist
Foundational text: Unua Libro
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Sources
1.“Esperanto”lingvo.info/en/lingvopedia/esperantoRetrieved 2014-10-31
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Formed in: Warsaw
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Sources
1.Stated in Ethnologueethnologue.com/language/epoRetrieved 2015-04-08
2.“Esperanto, The Universal Language, Celebrates its 125th Birthday”transpanish.biz/translation_blog/esperanto/Retrieved 2014-10-31
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Culture: Esperanto culture
Has grammatical person: first-person singular
first-person plural
second person
third-person neuter singular
third-person feminine singular
third-person masculine singular
third-person plural
Has grammatical number: singular
plural
Category for music in this language: Category:Esperanto-language music
Female form of label: la langue espéranto

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