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Ask — Doktoro Esperanto

Why did Esperanto never become a universal language?

The guest points to a split in the movement rather than a failure of the language itself. One wing wanted universal adoption; the other wanted a community people could actually join. After 1980 the second view won, and Esperanto became a self-chosen minority rather than a global second language.

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What did Zamenhof want?How is it taught today?Who speaks it now?

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