Esperanto

"Saluton" is how you say hello in Esperanto.

It didn't. Hundreds of thousands of people around the world use it to communicate across linguistic and cultural barriers. It has more speakers now than ever before in its 120 year history, and a thriving international culture, including music and literature. (An Esperantist poet, William Auld, was even nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.)

Esperanto hasn't yet attained its goal of being the most widely used second language for international communication, but since its beginnings in the 1880s, it has brought millions of people from different cultures together and enabled them to communicate, share ideas and build friendships and even families. It is the only instance of an artificial language transforming into a truly living language. Given that it started as the pet project of an idealistic schoolboy, I'd hardly call that a failure.

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Success is arguable, and anything can be declared a success if someone wants it to be. That Esperanto has survived is obvious, and as a SECOND language it could be argued with validity that Esperanto has succeeded. Yet, the question asked why Esperanto failed as a UNIVERSAL language. This contributor has met people from many parts of the world, speaking many languages, and he has never met one who claimed to speak Esperanto. Of all the motion pictures ever filmed, this contributor is aware of only one filmed in the language of Esperanto. To become a secondary language for all people in the world, Esperanto still has a long way to go.

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I would add that several of the claims in the original answer seem questionable. For example, what is the evidence that Esperanto has more speakers than ever? According to the Encyclopedia of Associations, the membership of the Universal Esperanto Association is about 20,000, or half its peak membership. Has the number of speakers increased while the number of members declined?

Moreover, it's difficult to imagine a sense in which Esperanto has somehow transformed into a living language while other auxiliary languages have not. Both Interlingua and Ido are used in much the same way as Esperanto. Interlingua has a strong base of speakers, an abundant literature, a radio show, and many prominent writers, such as Giovanni Blandino and prize-winning economist Leland Yeager. At least historically, Ido has been in a similar position, and Volapuk once was as well. Esperanto is one of a few successful auxiliary languages, but it is not the only one.

It was created to facilitate international communication. It was intended to be a second language, not a primary language. At the time that Esperanto was created, French was the de facto international language. Now that role is largely fulfilled by English.

Esperanto is spoken worldwide, primarily in Europe, Asia, South America, and North America. It is a constructed language designed to be an easy-to-learn and neutral second language for international communication.

In a word, no!

For nouns and adjectives, the final -n is used in the accusative case only, not as an oblique/objective case as are "him", "me" in English. For adverbs, -n is used only in the accusative of direction.

El esperanto es una lengua auxiliar artificial creada por el médico polaco L. L. Zamenhof en 1887 como resultado de una década de trabajo, con la esperanza de que se convirtiera en la lengua auxiliar internacional. Según las estadísticas, ésta es la lengua planificada más hablada del mundo hoy en día.

Esperanto is a constructed international auxiliary language created in the late 19th century with the goal of promoting international communication and understanding. It was designed to be easy to learn and culturally neutral, with influences from various languages. The word "Esperanto" itself means "one who hopes" in the language.

The best known artificial international language is Esperanto. It was created in the late 19th century with the goal of promoting peace and international understanding. Esperanto is designed to be relatively easy to learn and use, drawing from various European languages for vocabulary and grammar.

Esperanto was invented in the late 19th century by L. L. Zamenhof as a universal second language to promote peace and understanding between people of different linguistic backgrounds. Zamenhof believed that a shared language could help bridge cultural divides and facilitate communication among speakers of different native languages.

Esperanto is a constructed language created to promote international communication. It has a simple grammar structure and draws vocabulary from various languages. It aims to be easy to learn and culturally neutral.

Esperanto was created in the late 19th century, specifically in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof, a Polish ophthalmologist. He developed Esperanto as an easy-to-learn and politically neutral language to promote international communication and understanding.

Yes, Esperanto is considered an international language because it was created with the goal of facilitating communication between people of different linguistic backgrounds. It is designed to be easy to learn and neutral from any particular national culture.

Why Esparanto in not an international language.

To answer this question, we have to bear in mind the various functions of language. Apart from being a vehicle for communication of ideas and facts from one person to another, it is also the vehicle for shared experiences, shared thoughts and shared values. In short it is intimately connected with culture of the people. If language is the body, the culture is the soul. Without soul, the body has no meaning. Esparanto is just a mechanical means for tranport of ideas across cultural streams. It has no culture of its own. Not having sprung spontaneously from the people, as the normal languages have, it does not carry the rich experience which make a language worth pursuing. This is the reason that despite its scientific base, Esparanto has never been accepted in the world of languages.

Sorry, you have misspelled the name of a language about which you claim to have a view. Esperanto (note the spelling) is a fully functioning international language. Esperanto works! I've used it in speech and writing in about fifteen countries over recent years. I recommend it to any traveller, as a way of making friendly local contacts.

You can find easy-to-use Esperanto chat rooms on websites such as Amikumu, Telegram, or Discord, where you can connect with other Esperanto speakers from around the world in real-time conversations. Just search for "Esperanto chat room" in your preferred platform to find a suitable group.

Esperanto is a neutral language, which means it does not "come" from any country or culture. If you speak Esperanto you may come from the U.S., China, Europe, Africa, or any other region of Earth. This means that you also have access to a more diverse community when you do learn it.

Find other speakers quickly. It is really easy to pick up the basics and the consistency of the rules allow you to learn quickly. The grammar is fairly simple, and word order is not important. And the use of the 'not' concept allows one to double their vocabulary. (hot and 'not hot' instead of hot and cold.)

I'd start at the Esperanto web site below.

Mi estas esperantisto!

Esperanto was created by L.L. Zamenhof, a Polish ophthalmologist, in the late 19th century. He wanted to create a universal language that could be easily learned and used by people from different cultures and backgrounds to foster understanding and peace. The language was first published in 1887 and has since grown into a global community of speakers.

Esperanto is not widely spoken because it has not been adopted as an international auxiliary language by governments and institutions. Additionally, many people are already fluent in other languages and do not see a need to learn Esperanto. Cultural and linguistic diversity also play a role in why Esperanto has not been universally adopted.

The Esperanto words for lips and gums are lipoj and gingivoj.

The Esperanto words for crime and punishment are krimo and puno.

The Esperanto words for money and currency are monon and monero.

Esperanto, a constructed international auxiliary language, was created in the late 19th century by L.L. Zamenhof to foster communication and understanding among people of different languages and cultures. Zamenhof wanted to promote peace and reduce misunderstandings between people, hoping that a universal language could help bridge the gaps between nations. The goal of Esperanto was to be easy to learn and culturally neutral, so it could serve as a common tool for global communication.

The Esperanto word for "new" is "nova," and the word for "old" is "malnova."

The Esperanto word for happy is "feliĉa" and the word for sad is "malĝoja".