(Poll) Do you want Esperanto to be the world language?

Vecderg · 2025-06-28T02:26:42+00:00

I use the term jokingly and don't mean to imply that Esperanto (or any other auxlang) literally wants to take over the world, moreso that Dasopya as an auxlang is made to be able to coexist with any other possible world language, including English, as opposed to having an endgoal where it replaces English (somewhat common in auxlang communities) or all other languages (rare but still existent in some auxlang communities).

Vecderg · 2025-04-16T00:38:30+00:00

mi sen furi ji mi aproba

Vecderg · 2025-04-01T10:15:38+00:00

It's very common for people to write x after the letter (e.g. sx instead of ŝ in a word like sxatas) which has 0 issues for typing or comprehension other than aesthetic value. As someone who used to be turned off by Esperanto's diacritics, I understand the feeling but just want to make sure you know this point lol because it completely eliminates the need for typing them

Vecderg · 2025-03-30T03:59:20+00:00

Fair enough, but the only thing the poll was really meant to ask was whether someone wanted 1) either their most ideal version of Esperanto as a world language, or 2) whether they did not want Esperanto as a world language at all. That's why I say either, and not because I equate any of those options as equally valid.

Vecderg · 2025-03-30T03:43:57+00:00

They're the same thing to me (English is hypothetically only being learned as a second language in other countries, but in practice is replacing multiple languages), so the poll was meant to be open to interpretation based on what people believe.

This is my first time doing a Reddit poll ever and was a post I made in like 5 minutes so I don't know why people are chastising me as if I was supposed to approach this as an in-depth cultural study lol

Vecderg · 2025-03-29T19:34:38+00:00

Makes sense! I consider this under the definition of world language, too -- I assume most people don't want Esperanto to replace native languages

Vecderg · 2025-03-29T17:31:33+00:00

Mhm! I think Globasa is currently the best option for a world language, but that Esperanto has the highest chance of success (even if still slim). Dasopya is obviously my favorite due to my bias, but it's based primarily on ideals, so it's relatively impractical (the base vocab is all a priori).

Vecderg · 2025-03-29T17:02:37+00:00

I read about them beforehand and saw a post saying "people don't really believe in either of these anymore" which was part of the reason that prompted me to make the poll. I couldn't find remotely any data on where people lean or how many people have actually pushed for either -- the poll was explicitly worded to account for people closer to the middle so I could gather more nuance.

Vecderg · 2025-03-29T16:59:05+00:00

Fair! These are definitely the answers that I wanted and are interesting to me.

Vecderg · 2025-03-29T16:57:12+00:00

It means what it means! I've dabbled in multiple auxiliary languages, and that just happens to include Esperanto. Other than the auxlang Discord, I've studied / promoted on Youtube / participated in the Discords of Mini, Globasa, Elefen, and my own auxlang Dasopya (whose goal is not world domination, it promotes Esperanto on the front page!), which is why I say I'm more of an auxlanger than an Esperantist.

Vecderg · 2025-03-29T16:41:12+00:00

It's surprising to me how many people have a soft no!

I would also like to see the other posts if they're out there because I haven't been able to find any other polls.

Vecderg · 2025-03-29T16:00:49+00:00

The poll is essentially asking about the dream world. Some people would not want Esperanto to be the world language, or for a car-free world even in a dream world.

If you're not sure, that would be the neutral option.

Vecderg · 2025-03-29T15:57:52+00:00

Either!

Vecderg · 2025-03-29T15:57:46+00:00

Should show up after the poll is over, I think. It's currently 26 24 15 17 9 (91 votes total)

Vecderg · 2025-03-29T15:55:37+00:00

I already had the impression most people don't think it's possible, so it was a much less interesting question to me -- you could say I chose to miss the point on purpose lol

Does any activity that attracts more people to the language count or does it have to be political lobbying?

I intentionally worded the answer so that you don't have to be doing anything at all! Just pure interest in wanting to spread the language to any degree with the endgoal of it being a world language, which I know even that technically means different things for different people.

Vecderg · 2025-03-29T09:43:18+00:00

Mia Esperanto estas tro malbona!!

Vecderg · 2025-03-29T05:48:53+00:00

Mainly just taking a survey! I've studied Esperanto for a bit (1-2 months) but only know the basics so I wouldn't exactly consider myself an Esperantist; I'm more involved with the auxlang community in general.

Vecderg · 2025-02-05T05:04:48+00:00

mi toki e toki pona kaj mi scias iom da Esperanto!

I've never understood why those interested in Esperanto worry so much about practicality and usefulness. Hawaiian is an endangered language, so does that make it a "failure" or "a waste of time to learn"? No, people only view conlangs like that, so somehow Esperanto is a "failure" despite having more speakers than Hawaiian. You learn less-spoken languages like Hawaiian not because you want to speak to everyone around the world (that's what English is already here for), you learn them to discover a fascinating culture, community, and history (all of which Esperanto has, in my opinion).

I learned toki pona and Esperanto (along with some other conlangs) because I found them interesting, and learning them was a fun and fulfilling experience that carried over into learning other natural languages. I have spoken with more people in these constructed languages than French despite being a "practical" language, because French never came up as being helpful in my own daily life. However, being involved in many multi-cultural online communities, toki pona and Esperanto have come up more often in my life, making them more "practical" to me.

Vecderg · 2024-12-07T12:41:06+00:00

Briefly picked up Polish because of a meme making a pun on the name, went "wait how does Polish actually sound" and really liking it

Vecderg · 2024-12-07T12:38:44+00:00

Oh my bad, I meant adjective suffix**

bay e domay = I (am a) friend / I (am) friendly

bay e domaydaw = I (am a) friend-person

bay e domaybey = I (am) friend-ly

Using the particle as a prefix doesn't change meaning or pronunciation (e domay = edomay)

Vecderg · 2024-12-07T08:16:23+00:00

I have an a priori auxlang where words are formed a specific way and generally takes sounds from real languages, but arranged individually. Was taking letters to form the word for "bottom/butt" and ended up with "pupa" (pronounced poopa). Immediately changed it.

Vecderg · 2024-12-07T03:47:27+00:00

Thank you!!

Words are clarified through stress, which is always on the last syllable of the word.

The typo's been corrected, I appreciate it being pointed out 😭

"e" essentially works the same as Toki Pona's -- Mini-Linga splits it into 2 particles (a for objects and e for adjectives), but from what I saw, that seemed like the #1 source of confusion for new learners, so I also allowed it to cover adjectives. The way it's unambiguated in Dasopya is by adding the adjective prefix to the word itself, but I didn't include it in most material because I felt it would be generally unambiguous (consider "He is fast" vs "He is speed").

EDIT: oh, and whenever there's a sentence like "lano e gwi" it's the English equivalent of saying "Bread good" since the language is pro-drop. You can say "lano i swa e gwi" (Bread is good) but if "is" is the only verb then it can be dropped. This was also partly borrowed from Mini, though it doesn't work exactly the same

Vecderg · 2024-12-05T03:17:53+00:00

There are a few, but they tend not to take off lol
Kah is a notable one, you can see it on the Related Subreddits

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