Esperanto
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Esperanto is the world's most widely spoken constructed language, designed to be easy to learn and promote international communication.
Description
Esperanto was created by Polish ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof in 1887 as an international auxiliary language. It features a completely regular grammar with no exceptions, an agglutinative word-building system, and vocabulary drawn mainly from Romance and Germanic languages. With an estimated 100,000 to 2 million speakers worldwide, Esperanto is the most successful constructed language in history. It has a rich literature, music scene, and annual World Congress.
Sample Vocabulary
| Esperanto | English | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| Kristnasko | Christmas | |
| Novjaro | New Year | |
| Pasko | Easter | |
| advokato | lawyer | |
| aero | air | What we breathe |
| akreditado | accreditation | |
| aktiva | active | |
| aktuala | current | |
| akvario | aquarium | |
| akvo | water | A clear liquid essential for life |
| alta | tall | |
| alveni | to arrive | |
| ambaŭ | both | Used to refer to two people or things together |
| ami | to love | To feel deep affection for |
| amiko | friend | A person you have a bond of mutual affection with |
| analizi | to analyze | |
| analizo | analysis | |
| anonco | advertisement | |
| apartamento | apartment | |
| araneo | spider | An eight-legged arachnid |
