Esperanto

/ˌɛspəˈræntoʊ/ noun

Definition

An artificial international auxiliary language created in 1887 by L.L. Zamenhof, designed to be easy to learn and politically neutral.

Etymology

From the pseudonym 'Doktoro Esperanto' (Doctor Hopeful) used by creator L.L. Zamenhof, derived from the Esperanto word 'esperi' meaning 'to hope'. The language name literally means 'one who hopes', reflecting its optimistic goal of global communication.

Kelly Says

Esperanto was designed to be learned in just 150 hours compared to thousands for natural languages, using 16 simple grammar rules with no exceptions. Ironically, this 'universal' language now has its own culture and even native speakers - children born into Esperanto-speaking families who learn it as their first language.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እስፔራንቶ
es-pe-ran-to
ARالعربية
إسبرانتو
esbirantu
BNবাংলা
এসপেরান্তো
espe-ranto
CACatalà
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
CSČeština
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
DADansk
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
DEDeutsch
Esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
ELΕλληνικά
εσπεράντο
es-pe-ran-to
ESEspañol
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
FAفارسی
اسپرانتو
es-pe-ran-to
FISuomi
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
FRFrançais
espéranto
es-pe-ran-to
GUGU
એસ્પેરાન્ટો
es-pe-ran-to
HAHA
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
HEעברית
אספרנטו
es-pe-ran-to
HIहिन्दी
एस्पेरांतो
espe-ranto
HUMagyar
eszperantó
es-pe-ran-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
IGIG
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
ITItaliano
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
JA日本語
エスペラント
esuperanto
KKKK
эсперанто
es-pe-ran-to
KMKM
អេសផឺរង់ទ៍ូ
es-pe-ran-to
KO한국어
에스페란토
esepeuranto
MRMR
एस्पेरांटो
es-pe-ran-to
MSBahasa Melayu
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
MYမြန်မာ
အက်စပီရန်တို
es-pe-ran-to
NLNederlands
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
NONorsk
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
PAPA
ਐਸਪੇਰਾਂਟੋ
es-pe-ran-to
PLPolski
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
PTPortuguês
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
RORomână
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
RUРусский
эсперанто
es-pe-ran-to
SVSvenska
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
SWKiswahili
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
TAதமிழ்
எசுப்பேரான்டோ
es-pe-ran-to
TEతెలుగు
ఎస్పెరాంటో
es-pe-ran-to
THไทย
เอสเปรันโต
es-pe-ran-to
TLTL
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
TRTürkçe
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
UKУкраїнська
есперанто
es-pe-ran-to
URاردو
اسپرانتو
es-pe-ran-to
VITiếng Việt
tiếng esperanto
tieng es-pe-ran-to
YOYO
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to
ZH中文
世界语
shìjièyǔ
ZUZU
esperanto
es-pe-ran-to

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