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Encyclopedia > World Congress of Esperanto
Esperanto topics
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Language
Grammar | Phonology | Pronunciation | Orthography | Vocabulary
History
Zamenhof | Proto-Esperanto | Unua Libro | Declaration of Boulogne
Culture
Esperantujo | Films | Flag | La Espero | Music | Native speakers | Zamenhof Day
Organization

Amikeca Reto | Hospitality club | Pen pal service | Plouézec meetings | TEJO | World Congress Image File history File links Verda Stelo en pravajn proporciojn. ... Esperanto is the most widely spoken constructed international language. ... Esperanto is a constructed auxiliary language with an agglutinative morphology, no grammatical gender, and simple verbal and nominal inflections. ... Main article: Esperanto Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Below is a list of all of the letters in the Esperanto alphabet and how to pronounce them transliterated into English and SAMPA. a: ah, [a] b: b, [b] c: ts [ts] ĉ: ch, [tS] d: d, [d] e: eh, [e] f: f, [f] g: hard g (as in go... Sm Esperanto is written in a Latin alphabet of twenty-eight letters, upper and lower case. ... The word base of Esperanto was originally defined by Lingvo internacia, published by Zamenhof in 1887. ... The constructed international auxiliary language Esperanto was developed in the 1870s and 80s by L. L. Zamenhof, and first published in 1887. ... Dr. Ludovic Lazarus (Ludwik Lejzer) Zamenhof (December 15, 1859–April 14, 1917) was a Russian-Jewish ophthalmologist, philologist, and Zionist, and the initiator of Esperanto, the most widely spoken planned language to date. ... Proto-Esperanto (or pra-Esperanto in the language itself) is the modern term for any of the stages in the evolution of L. L. Zamenhofs language project, prior to the publication of his Unua Libro in 1887. ... The Unua Libro (First Book) was the first publication to describe the international language, Esperanto (then called Lingvo Internacia, inter-national language). It was first published in Russian on July 26, 1887, and later editions were published in Russian, 1888, Hebrew, 1889. ... The Declaration of Boulogne (Bulonja Deklaracio) was a document written by L. L. Zamenhof and endorsed by the attendees of the first world congress of Esperanto in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France in 1905. ... The language Esperanto is often used to access an international culture. ... Esperantujo, also Esperantio, is a term used by speakers of the planned international language Esperanto to refer to the sphere of activity taking place in that language. ... // Feature films There are two feature films known to have been shot exclusively in the constructed language Esperanto. ... The Esperanto flag (or verda stelo, literally green star) is composed of a green background with a white square in the upper lefthand corner, which in turn contains a green star. ... La Espero (the hope) is a poem written by L. L. Zamenhof (1859-1917), the initiator of the Esperanto language. ... Music in a variety of styles is written, recorded, and performed in Esperanto, a planned language used for international communication. ... Native Esperanto speakers come to be in families in which Esperanto (and usually other languages) is spoken. ... December 15 (Zamenhof Day, Zamenhofa Festo) is the birthday of L. L. Zamenhof, the initiator of Esperanto. ... The World Esperanto Association (in Esperanto UEA: Universala Esperanto-Asocio) is the largest international organization of Esperanto speakers, with members in 119 countries (as of 2000) and in official relations with the United Nations and UNESCO. In addition to individual members, 95 national Esperanto organizations are affiliated to UEA. Its... Amikeca Reto (Friendship Network) is a directory of people around the world who do not necessarily want to host other Esperanto speakers, but want to work together and exchange ideas with others around the world. ... The Pasporta Servo (Passport Service) is a publication in Esperanto. ... The Esperanto Pen Pal Service is an online service to help speakers of the Esperanto language find Esperanto speaking pen pals around the world. ... The Breton village of Plouézec has hosted an International Meeting annually since 1997. ... TEJO is the Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Organizo, or World Esperanto Youth Organization. ...

Criticism

Educational value | Esperantido | Esperanto vs. Interlingua | Ido | Riism There is a continuing debate on whether Esperanto is an appropriate solution for an international auxiliary language. ... Main article: Esperanto Interesting experiments have been carried out on so-called propedeutic Esperanto, i. ... Esperantido is the term used within the Esperanto and constructed language communities to describe a language project based on or inspired by Esperanto. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Ido is a constructed language. ... Riism (Riismo in Esperanto) is a modification of Esperanto to simplify it, to make it symmetric, and to incorporate non-sexist language and gender-neutral pronouns into it. ...

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The World Congress of Esperanto (in Esperanto: Universala Kongreso de Esperanto) has the longest tradition among international Esperanto conventions, with an almost unbroken run of nearly a hundred years. The Congresses have been held since 1905 every year, except during World Wars I and II. The Universal Esperanto Association has therefore about 100 years of experience in congress organizing. Since Esperanto is the largest planned language, there are over 25,000 books in Esperanto and the largest Esperanto book service at the World Esperanto Association sells over 4,000 books. ... The following Esperanto libraries and collections of works in the Esperanto language are worthy of note: The Montagu Butler Library of Esperanto materials, maintained by the British Esperanto Association, whose collection of 30,000 items is often quoted. ... Heroldo de Esperanto (Esperanto Herald) is a magazine published in Esperanto. ... Monato is a monthly magazine produced in Esperanto which carries articles on politics, culture and economics. ... The constructed language Esperanto has been used in a number of films and novels. ... Esperanto is the most widely spoken constructed international language. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... The World Esperanto Association (in Esperanto UEA: Universala Esperanto-Asocio) is the largest international organization of Esperanto speakers, with members in 119 countries (as of 2000) and in official relations with the United Nations and UNESCO. In addition to individual members, 95 national Esperanto organizations are affiliated to UEA. Its...


These congresses take place every year and gather on average about 2000 participants (since World War II it has varied from 800 to 6000 depending on the venue). The average number of countries represented is about 60. Some specialized organizations also gather a few hundred participants in their annual meetings. The Universal Congress usually takes place in the last week of July or first week of August, beginning and ending on a Saturday (8 days in total).

World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe...

Year City Country Number of
participants
2008 Rotterdam (presumably,
for the UEA centennial
)
Netherlands  
2007 Yokohama Japan  
2006 Florence Italy  
2005 Vilnius Lithuania 2235
2004 Beijing China 2031
2003 Gutenburg Sweden 1791
2002 Fortaleza Brazil 1484
2001 Zagreb Croatia 1691
2000 Tel Aviv Israel 1212
1999 Berlin Germany 2712
1998 Montpellier France 3133
1997 Adelaide Australia 1224
1996 Prague Czech Republic 2972
1995 Tampere Finland 2443
1994 Seoul Republic of Korea 1776
1993 Valencia Spain 1863
1992 Vienna Austria 3033
1991 Bergen Norway 2400
1990 Havana Cuba 1617
1989 Brighton Great Britain 2280
1988 Rotterdam Netherlands 2321
1987 Warsaw Poland 5946
1986 Beijing China 2482
1985 Augsburg Germany 2311
1984 Vancouver Canada 802
1983 Budapest Hungary 4834
1982 Antwerp Belgium 1899
1981 Brasilia Brazil 1749
1980 Stockholm Sweden 1807
1979 Lucerne Switzerland 1630
1978 Varna Bulgaria 4414
1977 Reykjavík Iceland 1199
1976 Athens Greece 1266
1975 Copenhagen Denmark 1227
1974 Hamburg Germany 1651
1973 Belgrade Yugoslavia 1638
1972 Portland USA 923
1971 London Great Britain 2071
1970 Vienna Austria 1987
1969 Helsinki Finland 1857
1968 Madrid Spain 1769
1967 Rotterdam Netherlands 1265
1966 Budapest Hungary 3975
1965 Tokyo Japan 1710
1964 The Hague Netherlands 2512
1963 Sofia Bulgaria 3472
1962 Copenhagen Denmark 1550
1961 Harrogate Great Britain 1646
1960 Brussels Belgium 1930
1959 Warsaw Poland 3256
1958 Mainz Germany 2021
1957 Marseille France 1468
1956 Copenhagen Denmark 2200
1955 Bologna Italy 1687
1954 Haarlem Netherlands 2353
1953 Zagreb Yugoslavia 1760
1952 Oslo Norway 1614
1951 Munich Germany 2040
1950 Paris France 2325
1949 Bournemouth Great Britain 1534
1948 Malmö Sweden 1761
1947 Bern Switzerland 1370
World War II
1939 Bern Switzerland 765
1938 London Great Britain 1602
1937 Warsaw Poland 1120
1936 Vienna Austria 854
1935 Rome Italy 1442
1934 Stockholm Sweden 2042
1933 Cologne Germany 950
1932 Paris France 1650
1931 Krakow Poland 900
1930 Oxford Great Britain 1211
1929 Budapest Hungary 1200
1928 Antwerp Belgium 1494
1927 Danzig Free City of Danzig 905
1926 Edinburgh Scotland 960
1925 Geneva Switzerland 953
1924 Vienna Austria 3400
1923 Nuremberg Germany 4963
1922 Helsinki Finland 850
1921 Prague Czechoslovakia 2561
1920 The Hague Netherlands 408
World War I
1915 San Francisco USA 163
1914 Paris France canceled
due to World War I
-
1913 Bern Switzerland 1203
1912 Krakow Poland 1000
1911 Antwerp Belgium 1800
1910 Washington, D.C. USA 357
1909 Barcelona Spain 1500
1908 Dresden Germany 1500
1907 Cambridge Great Britain 1317
1906 Geneva Switzerland 1200
1905 Boulogne-sur-Mer France 688



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There are several places named Bergen: Bergen, Norway, the second largest city in Norway Bergen, Belgium, better known by its French name of Mons In Germany: Bergen, Hessen Bergen, Lower Saxony Bergen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Bergen-Belsen, a concentration camp near Bergen, Lower Saxony In the Netherlands: Bergen, North Holland... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Havana (Spanish: San Cristóbal de La Habana; UN/LOCODE: Habana (CU HAV)) is the capital of Cuba and, with a population of 2. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brighton on the southern Sussex coast is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in England. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Motto: Nec temere, nec timide (Neither rashly nor timidly) Voivodship Pomeranian Municipal government Rada miasta GdaÅ„ska Mayor PaweÅ‚ Adamowicz Area 262 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 460 524 (2004) Ranked 6th 1 100 000 1761/km² Founded City rights 997 1263 Latitude Longitude 54°40N 18°60E... Napoleonic-era GdaÅ„sk 19th century map of Duchy of Warsaw and Free City of Danzing The Free City of GdaÅ„sk (French: Ville Libre de Dantzig), sometimes reffered to as Republic of GdaÅ„sk was a semi-independent state established by Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars in years 9... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Edinburghs location in Scotland Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... 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Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... This article needs cleanup. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The Cathedral of our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp) in the Handschoenmarkt, in the old quarter of Antwerp is the largest cathedral in the Low Countries and home to a number of triptychs by Renaissance Belgian painter Rubens. ... 1910 in topic: Arts Architecture- Art- Film- Literature- Music- Television Science and technology Aviation- Rail transport- Radio- Science Other topics Australia- Canada- Ireland- South Africa- Sport Births- Deaths Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious leaders 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Barcelona within Barcelonès Population (2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density (2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia, an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, and Spains second-largest city (after Madrid). ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Brühls Terrace Brühlsche Terrasse and the Frauenkirche   Dresden? IPA: is the capital city of the German federal state of Saxony, is situated in a valley on the river Elbe. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 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World Esperanto Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (380 words)
The World Esperanto Association (in Esperanto UEA: Universala Esperanto-Asocio) is the largest international organization of Esperanto speakers, with members in 119 countries (as of 2000) and in official relations with the United Nations and UNESCO.
The annual World Congress of Esperanto (Universala Kongreso de Esperanto), which attracts 1500-3000 people to a different city each year, is held under the direction of UEA.
TEJO, the World Esperanto Youth Organization, is the youth section of the UEA.
World Congress of Esperanto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (171 words)
The World Congress of Esperanto (in Esperanto: Universala Kongreso de Esperanto) has the longest tradition among international Esperanto conventions, with an almost unbroken run of nearly a hundred years.
The Congresses have been held since 1905 every year, except during World Wars I and II.
These congresses take place every year and gather on average about 2000 participants (since World War II it has varied from 800 to 6000 depending on the venue).
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