What is Esperanto? Detailed answer

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For a long time, man tried to create a universal language that would serve all people in the world as a means of communication. Since the 700th century, more than XNUMX such languages have been created. They can be divided into two types. The first kind is not related to any of the existing languages. The second kind uses a mixture of existing languages. The most popular of the artificial languages is Esperanto. It was invented by Ludwik Zamenhof, who lived in the city of Bialystok, in Poland.

While still a young man, he saw that between the four nationalities living in Poland - Russians, Poles, Germans and Jews - there were great contradictions, enmity. Zamenhof felt that a common language would help people understand each other better. While still at school, he began work on his international language. In 1887, Zamenhof published a pamphlet describing the new language, under the pseudonym "Doctor Esperanto" (hopeful).

Soon people in different parts of the world became interested in this language, which was called "Esperanto". Today, Esperanto is spoken by many millions of people around the world. It is recognized by governments and international organizations. For example, you can send an international telegram in Esperanto. It is often used in radio broadcasts from official government stations. There are many grammar rules in this language, here are some of them. The definite article is "la", it does not change. All nouns end in "o", all adjectives end in "a", all adverbs end in "e", and the indefinite form of verbs ends in "i". The plural of nouns and adjectives is formed by adding "j".

Here is the beginning of the Lord's Prayer in Esperanto:Patro nia, kiu estas en la cielo, snkta estu via nomo, venu regeco via, esto volo via, kiel en la cielo, tiel ankau sur la tero".

Author: Likum A.

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