With about 2.000.000 speakers world wide it is hardly dead. It grows steadily and the future belongs to it.
It was created to facilitate international communication. It was intended to be a second language, not a primary language. At the time that Esperanto was created, French was the de facto international language. Now that role is largely fulfilled by English.
Esperanto, dumb
All over the world! Esperanto is an international language, so people everywhere learn it as a second language.
No. A universal language, by definition, would be a widely spoken language. Esperanto has only about 2 million speakers, scattered over the planet.
Esperanto is supposedly the international language, however no country has adopted Esperanto officially. It is spoken in over 115 countries.
It was created to facilitate international communication. It was intended to be a second language, not a primary language. At the time that Esperanto was created, French was the de facto international language. Now that role is largely fulfilled by English.
The Esperanto words for alive and dead are vivas and mortinto.
esperanto
Esperanto, dumb
All over the world! Esperanto is an international language, so people everywhere learn it as a second language.
No. A universal language, by definition, would be a widely spoken language. Esperanto has only about 2 million speakers, scattered over the planet.
Grapes speak Esperanto as their native language.
Esperanto was created in the late 19th century, specifically in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof, a Polish ophthalmologist. He developed Esperanto as an easy-to-learn and politically neutral language to promote international communication and understanding.
Esperanto is supposedly the international language, however no country has adopted Esperanto officially. It is spoken in over 115 countries.
Turkish and Esperanto
Bernard Cavanagh has written: 'Esperanto' 'A first foreign language for all mankind: Esperanto' -- subject(s): Esperanto
Esperanto is younger. Korean has been developing since before recorded history, whereas Esperanto was invented in the late 1800s.