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EPO ISO 639-3

Esperanto

Esperanto, Lingvo Internacia Autonym

A language of Poland

ISO 639
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Autonym
Esperanto, Lingvo Internacia
Population
101,000, all users. L1 users: 1,000 (Corsetti et al 2004), increasing. L2 users: 100,000 (2017 S.V. Nielsen).
Location:
Scattered internationally. Most widely represented in Japan, China, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, United States, Brazil, Belgium, and United Kingdom (in order of number of members in the World Esperanto Association).
Language Status
3 (Wider communication). LWC on an international level. Esperanto was developed for intercommunication among L1 users of other languages. It is currently used by speakers in over 100 countries of the world.
Classification
Constructed language
Typology
SVO; prepositions; genitives, relatives after noun heads; articles, adjectives, numerals before noun heads; question word initial; definite article; case-marking (2 cases); passives; tense; comparative word; 23 consonant and 5 vowel phonemes; non-tonal; stress on penultimate syllable.
Language Use
L1 users learn Esperanto from birth from Esperanto-speaking parents. Home, Esperanto clubs and associations. Used by all. Positive attitudes.
Language Development
Literature. Periodicals. Radio. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1926. Agency: World Esperanto Association.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Esperanto
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Most widely used constructed language in the world. Developed 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof, a Polish ophthalmologist. For this reason, Poland has been selected as the primary country for Esperanto.

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Location: Scattered internationally. Most widely represented in Japan, China, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, United States, Brazil, Belgium, and United Kingdom (in order of number of members in the World Esperanto Association).