Esperanto (/ˌɛspəˈræntoʊ/ or /-ˈrɑː-/;[espeˈranto] listen ) is a constructed international auxiliary language. It is the most widely spoken constructed language in the world. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto ("Esperanto" translates as "one who hopes"), the pseudonym under which physician L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, on 26 July 1887. Zamenhof's goal was to create an easy-to-learn, politically neutral language that would transcend nationality and foster peace and international understanding between people with different languages.
Up to 2,000,000 people worldwide, to varying degrees, speak Esperanto, including perhaps 2,000 native speakers who learned Esperanto from birth. The World Esperanto Association has members in 120 countries. Its usage is highest in Europe, East Asia, and South America.lernu!, the most popular online learning platform for Esperanto, reported 150,000 registered users in 2013, and sees between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors each month. With about 226,000 articles, Esperanto Wikipedia is the 31st-largest Wikipedia as measured by the number of articles, and the largest Wikipedia in a constructed language. On 22 February 2012, Google Translate added Esperanto as its 64th language. On 28 May 2015, the language learning platform Duolingo launched an Esperanto course for English speakers. As of 14 January 2016, over 260,000 users had signed up.
“Esperanto” is the main magazine used by the World Esperanto Association to inform their members of virtually everything happening in the world related to the international language Esperanto.
History
The magazine was founded in 1905 by the Frenchman Paul Berthelot. In 1907, the Swiss Hector Hodler became editor-in-chief. The post has been held since January 2014 by the Brazilian Fabrício Valle, successor to Stano Marček.
The magazine was not published during the two World Wars. In-between, Edmond Privat was the director.
Contents
The magazine shows events related to Esperanto, gives interviews of key actors in the Esperanto community, informs about the last published works. There also are opinions, analyses and decisions.
External links
Esperanto was a Belgo-English rock band which had a short career at the beginning of the 70s.
Band members
1st LP: Esperanto Rock Orchestra
2nd LP: Danse Macabre
with contributions from:
3rd LP: Last Tango
Podcasts:
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ALBUMS
- Last Tango released: 1991
- Danse Macabre released: 1974
- Esperanto Rock Orchestra released: 1973
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ALBUMS
- Esperanto released: 1995
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OBSESSION
by: EsperantoAs it rolls, flowing from the past
Leaving us tired to the last
So it goes, came to an end, the past
Alone and tied to the mast
Looking back through times that could have been
Dreamin' of places I should have seen
Leave me be, leave me to find the way
Those dreams bring me down without reasonin'
And I call, call your name
Leave me be, I'll find a way
And I hope, I hope and pray
Turning round, got you in a sidelong glance
Dreamin', shadows behind me dance
As it is, that's all I want to see
Not for me to walk in a trance
And I call, I call your name
Leave me be, out cryin' in the rain
And I hope, I hope and I pray
But I know that I would never learn the game
As it rolls, flowing from the past
Leaving us tied to the mask
So it goes, T-two-it,
Two within a cast