Esperanto
The International Language
Esperanto La Internacia Lingvo
Esperanto La Internacia Lingvo
| Esperanto
is a language that was developed in 1887 by Ludwik Zamenhof with
the specific intent of creating an international second language. In 1905,
Zamenhof published his Fundamento de Esperanto, which lays down the
basic principles of the language's structure and formation.
Esperanto is probably the most successful of the artificial international languages. The number of Esperanto speakers is estimated at more than 2 million. The Universala Esperanto-Asocio (founded in 1908) has members in 83 countries, and there are 50 national Esperanto associations that use Esperanto. There is an annual World Esperanto Congress, and over 100 periodicals are published in the language. More than 30,000 books have been published in Esperanto. (Britannica ) Below you will find links to some of the Web sites with plentiful information on the Esperanto language:
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| This site is maintained by Axel Belinfante and has extensive links associated with the Esperanto community. | |
| An easy to learn constructed language spoken by some two million people around the world. | |
| A site maintained by Sybil Harlow to encourage younger participants of the Esperanto language. | |
| This is a promotion and clearinghouse for places in the United States where you can study Esperanto. | |
| This is a language class taught by Michael Urban who says, "Esperanto is an International Language, created to facilitate communication amongst people from different countries. In practical use for more than a hundred years, Esperanto has proved to be a genuinely living language, capable of expressing all facets of human thought." | |
| A central resource page for research on international linguistic communication and planned languages, especially Esperanto. Includes research organizations, publications, and Internet sites. | |
| Learn and use The International Language Esperanto! | |
| Information about Esperanto services on the net. In Esperanto. |
 Esperanto Internet Services, LLC 304 West 102 Street, Suite 5A New York, NY 10025 Tel: +1-646-358-7251 Fax: +1-212-353-3707 E-mail: luis@esperanto.com |