Esperanto

Constructed2 million learnersLatin

RegionInternational (constructed)

FamilyConstructed

Speakers2 million learners

ScriptLatin

TypeAlphabetic

About Esperanto

The most successful made language, published by L L Zamenhof in 1887 for world understanding. Perfectly regular, with 16 rules and no exceptions. Prefixes and suffixes let a small root stock generate big vocabulary. A few children have grown up as native speakers. World congresses still meet every year.

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