SIMPLEST LANGUAGE
Esperanto Explained
Explaining to new members why Esperanto was called a logical language, the secretary of the ’Karori Esperanto Society, Miss J. Wilson, said that Esperanto had been scientifically constructed iu such a manner that it was the simplest and most easily learnt language iu use today. As nu example of this, she. said, all the nouns in Esperanto ended in the letter “o.” adjectives in “a.” and adverbs in “e.” As all present-teuse verbs ended in "as,” past in “is,” and future in "os,” there could he no misunderslanding as to time. These examples of logic were further augmented by a series of 36 small prefixes and suffixes, each with a definite meaning, which, when added to the different root words, placed nt the Esperantist’s command an extensive vocabulary with a minimum of study and learning.
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Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 50, 22 November 1941, Page 13
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