Esperanto (Lingvo Internacia) - Conlang Profile	Advanced
Language Name Esperanto Language Author Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof Year Began 1887 Site Esperanto - site 1 Esperanto - site 2 Esperanto - site 3 Broken Link No Site Language English Site Author N/A Language Type international auxiliary language Editorial Esperanto is the most successful constructed language ever, with perhaps a million speakers in the world (estimates vary from 100,000 to 15 million), concentrated in Europe but also with pockets of speakers in Japan and China. Esperanto has more books, periodicals and radio broadcasts using it than any other auxiliary language. It is a classic and required study for anyone serious about constructed languages. It has spawned more offspring than any other constructed language, with many reform projects, the most prominent of which is Ido. Uniqueness The international auxiliary language promoted by UNESCO. Language Sources Roots from Latin, ancient Greek, German, French, English, Russian, and others. Design Principles First detailed in The International Language by Doktoro Esperanto (1887) with 900 roots, and expanded in La Fundamento de Esperanto by L.L.Zamenhof (1905). Base lexicon of 8,000 words; some claim 50,000 words based on Esperanto dictionaries. Interest Of Others The most widely spoken international auxiliary language. Dictionary Yes Etymologies Yes Grammar Yes Sample Texts Yes Unique Script Yes Primer Yes Babel Text Yes Lexicon Size 17,000 Submitted By NA Updated By Jeffrey Henning Date Edited Saturday, September 04, 2004 Description Of Update While Esperanto may have 50,000 words (as previously listed). the Langmaker dictionary field simply refers to the number in an online dictionary. Date To Headline Tuesday, September 07, 2004 < Esperando  Esperanto  Esperanto de DLT >
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