I read about it somewhere, its a language. does anyone know anything about it???
2006-09-23 15:16:21 · 8 answers · asked by Annika 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It is the world's most successful (read: most speakers) constructed language. It was created by Dr Zamenhof in the late 19th century to provide a universal language in hopes of fostering peace and understanding.
2006-09-23 15:28:11 · answer #1 · answered by mahgri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Esperanto is a Language, however, no country has adopted the language officially. There are ca. 100,000 to 2 million speakers and about a thousand native speakers.
There is evidence that learning Esperanto is a useful preparation for later language learning.
Esperanto is a International Language, it's a mixture between Romance, Germanic and Slavic languages.
2006-09-24 00:59:42 · answer #2 · answered by pro_and_contra 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Esperanto is a constructed language that was developed in the 1870's and 80's by a Polish eye doctor. It is estimated that 1000 people in the world are native speakers, and around 100,000 to 2 million people speak it fluently. It was originally supposed to be a universal language.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto#Esperanto_in_popular_culture
2006-09-23 22:32:00 · answer #3 · answered by krissydahs93 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Esperanto used to be used by the army in military manouvers. The aggressor army used Esperanto to give the Friendly forces the feel of dealing with an enemy.
2006-09-23 22:50:55 · answer #4 · answered by nonjoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a made-up language that's been around a long time - maybe over 100 years. I think the inventor felt that language divided people, and having a common language that was easy to learn, simple to use, and could describe many things, concepts, feelings, etc, would make it easier for people to communicate and so solve pesky problems like warfare, etc. There are people who are fans of the language all over the world, but it's not used much besides amongst themselves, I think.
2006-09-23 22:21:03 · answer #5 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Esperanto is an invented language. But it's pretty worthless as a "universal language". You'll never meet anyone who will use it to communicate with you.
2006-09-23 23:07:47 · answer #6 · answered by Taivo 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Esparanto was developed by a polish occultist to "break down the language barrier." Obviously, since no country adopted it, there are no native speakers. It is relatively easy to learn; there are only 16 grammatical rules that have no exceptions. In the 1960s its popularity increased and esparanto magazines, radio stations, and even cafes were developed. Today it is near impossible to find someone who speaks it or even has a desire to learn it; it is seen as sort of a joke nowaday.
2006-09-27 19:47:23 · answer #7 · answered by Brian S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
all I know about a word like that is esperanza - it means hope in Spanish
2006-09-23 22:21:19 · answer #8 · answered by chit-chaat7 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋