History Of Esperanto
The constructed international auxiliary language Esperanto was developed in the 1870s and 80s by L. L. Zamenhof, and first published in 1887. The number of speakers has grown gradually over time, although it has not had much support from governments and international bodies, and has sometimes been outlawed or otherwise suppressed.
Read more about History Of Esperanto: Development of The Language Before Publication, Esperanto History From Publication Until The First World Congress, Esperanto History Since The First Congress, Evolution of The Language, Dialects, Reform Projects and Derived Languages, Timeline of Esperanto
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