Reformed Esperanto - Main Proposed Changes

Main Proposed Changes

  1. The accented letters would disappear, together with most of their sounds.
  2. The "c" would be pronounced like the old "ŝ"; "z" as the old "c", i.e. as "ts".
  3. The letters "ĝ" and "ĵ" would be usually replaced by "g" and "j" respectively.
  4. The definite article would be eliminated.
  5. The accusative would have the same form as the nominative and depend on position for clarity.
  6. A plural noun would replace "-o" with "-i", instead of adding "-j".
  7. Both adjectives and adverbs would take the ending "-e", be invariable, and depend on position for clarity.
  8. The number of participles would be reduced from six to two.
  9. The table of correlatives would be replaced with words or phrases taken from Romance languages.
  10. The roots of the language would be changed to reflect the new alphabet.
  11. The roots of the language not taken from Latin or Romance languages would be replaced by such.

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