Esperanto

Summary

Esperanto is a planned language^[1]. Esperanto draws 15,429 Wikipedia views per month (planned_language category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• Esperanto is credited with the discovery of L. L. Zamenhof^[3].
• Esperanto is the creator of L. L. Zamenhof^[4].
• Esperanto was influenced by Greek^[5].
• Esperanto was influenced by Latin^[6].
• Esperanto was influenced by English^[7].
• Esperanto was influenced by Polish^[8].
• Esperanto was influenced by Yiddish^[9].
• Esperanto was influenced by Russian^[10].
• Esperanto is in the country of Esperantujo^[11].
• Esperanto's instance of is recorded as planned language^[12].
• Esperanto's instance of is recorded as international auxiliary language^[13].
• Esperanto's instance of is recorded as a posteriori language^[14].
• Esperanto's instance of is recorded as constructed language^[15].
• Esperanto's instance of is recorded as modern language^[16].
• Esperanto's anthem is recorded as La Espero^[17].
• Esperanto is associated with the Esperanto movement movement^[18].
• Doktoro Esperanto is named after Esperanto^[19].
• Esperanto followed Proto-Esperanto^[20].
• Esperanto's flag is recorded as Esperanto flag^[21].
• Esperanto's writing system is recorded as Esperanto alphabet^[22].
• Esperanto's writing system is recorded as Esperanto Braille^[23].
• Esperanto is used for second language^[24].
• Esperanto is used for lingua franca^[25].
• Esperanto's Commons category is recorded as Esperanto^[26].
• Esperanto's Wikimedia language code is recorded as eo^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include planned language^[12], international auxiliary language^[13], a posteriori language^[14], constructed language^[15], and modern language^[16].

Origins

Doktoro Esperanto is named after Esperanto^[19]. July 26, 1887 marks the founding of Esperanto^[28].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include second language^[24] and lingua franca^[25].

Movements and Schools

Esperanto is associated with the Esperanto movement movement^[18]. Acknowledged influences include Greek^[5], a natural language^[29], in Greece^[30]; Latin^[6], a dead language^[31], in Vatican City^[32]; English^[7], a natural language^[33], in American Samoa^[34]; Polish^[8], a natural language^[35], in Poland^[36]; Yiddish^[9], a macrolanguage^[37], in Australia^[38]; and Russian^[10], a language^[39], in Russia^[40].

Influence

Things named for Esperanto include Esperanto Filmoj^[41], a film production company^[42], founded in 2004^[43]; Esperanto Island^[44], an island^[45]; Zamenhof-Esperanto object^[46]; Esperantic Studies Foundation^[47], an Esperanto foundation^[48], in Canada^[49], founded in 1968^[50], headquartered in Montreal^[51]; Esperanto Bridge^[52], a footbridge^[53], in Poland^[54]; Department of Planned Languages and Esperanto Museum^[55], an Esperanto museum^[56], in Austria^[57], founded in 1927^[58]; Poezio^[59], a XMPP client^[60], founded in 2010^[61]; and German Esperanto Library^[62], a Zamenhof-Esperanto object^[63], in Germany^[64], founded in 1908^[65].

Why It Matters

Esperanto draws 15,429 Wikipedia views per month (planned_language category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2] Esperanto has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[66] Esperanto is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[67]

Entities named for Esperanto include Esperanto Filmoj^[41], a film production company^[42], founded in 2004^[43]; Esperanto Island^[44], an island^[45]; Zamenhof-Esperanto object^[46]; Esperantic Studies Foundation^[47], an Esperanto foundation^[48], in Canada^[49], founded in 1968^[50], headquartered in Montreal^[51]; Esperanto Bridge^[52], a footbridge^[53], in Poland^[54]; and Department of Planned Languages and Esperanto Museum^[55], an Esperanto museum^[56], in Austria^[57], founded in 1927^[58].