Esperanto

Constructed auxiliary language EsperantoLingvo InternaciaEsperantoEsperanto flagPronunciation[espeˈranto] ⓘCreated byL. L. ZamenhofDate1887Setting and usageInternational: most parts of the worldUsersNative: c. 1,000 (2022)L2: estimated 30,000 to 2 million Sidney Culbert: Around 2 million Amri Wandel: Above 2 million Svend Vendelbo: 30,000–180,000 PurposeConstructed language International auxiliary languageA posteriori languageEsperantoEarly formProto-Esperanto Writing systemLatin script (Esperanto alphabet)Esperanto BrailleSigned formsSignunoSourcesPrimarily Romance and Germanic languages, with some influence of Slavic and GreekOfficial statusRegulated byAkademio de EsperantoLanguage codesISO 639-1eoISO 639-2epoISO 639-3epoGlottologespe1235Linguasphere51-AAB-daEsperantujo: Number of individual UEA members per million population in 2020. none < 0.5 0.5 1 2–3 4–5 6–9 10+ This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Part of a series onEsperanto flag Esperanto Language Grammar Phonology Orthography (Braill