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From http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/06/14/npr-esperanto-making-a-comeback

Esperanto language making a comeback
by Stina Sieg
June 13, 2015

More than hundred years ago, a Polish physician and inventor had an ambitious idea: Create a language that anyone could learn easily. The hope was to promote world peace through a universal tongue.

It took several decades, but eventually L.L. Zamenhof designed Esperanto.

Although the language hasn't become as popular as Zamenhof hoped — or brought world peace — it's estimated that anywhere between 200,000 and 2 million people speak the language worldwide. Devotees say Esperantists exist all over the globe, with especially large pockets in Europe, as well as China, Japan and Brazil.

The popular language-learning platform Duolingo is even about to issue an Esperanto app.

Read the full article at http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/06/14/npr-esperanto-making-a-comeback

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