conlang Toki Pona: How and Why a Language Reduced Life to 137 words Does language need a purpose for existence?Many reasons have been posited for the existence of natural languages: perhaps people were just imitating the sounds of nature; perhaps it arose out of a
conlang Volapük: The Would-be Language of the World In one of our previous articles, we discussed the most well-known and widespread constructed language in the world: Esperanto. Despite not achieving its initial goal of becoming the main means of international communication,
Learn Esperanto Esperanto: The Birth (and Failure) of a Language In one of our previous articles, we stated that languages are living organisms. They get born, they live, grow, and change over time. Eventually, they pass away, making space for others. This happened
Learn Esperanto An Introduction to the Esperanto Language and History What is Esperanto?On December 17th, 2017, a group of over 10 people arrived at a cultural center owned by an NGO in Taoyuan, Taiwan, called SEAMi (Southeast Asian Migrant inspired). Abengo, a
Learn Esperanto How Esperanto Community in Taiwan Celebrates The Zamenhof Day The Zamenhof Day Celebration in TaiwanLast year's Zamenhof Day (in Esperanto: Zamenhofa Tago), also known as Esperanto Book Day, was held in southern Taiwan as most Esperanto speakers (Esperantists) in Taiwan live in
Learn Esperanto What Made Me Want to Learn Esperanto? Why I Started Learning Esperanto?I like reading and I always try my best to spare a few hours reading on a daily basis. One of my interests is constructed language (conlang). Conlang
