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Comparison of Ido and other artificial languages


Esperanto is the basis for the artificial universal language known as Ido. It is a universal language created to facilitate equal and rational communication. Compared to ambiguous languages, Ido's logic guarantees that its translation expresses their content more clearly. Diverse terms have diverse meanings in Ido.

Since all of the words have international origins and are shared by the majority of European languages, any educated individual can understand them. As such, it is not an unfamiliar language to acquire; rather, it is an accepted European language. However, its complete regularity and simplicity—no unnecessary rules or exceptions—make it incomparably simpler than any of those languages. The linguist Jespersen's aim of the easiest language for the most people is realized by it.

Esperanto typically uses distinctive diacritical marks, which, even in the modern era, can be difficult to write on certain devices and result in display problems for certain typefaces. Despite years of effort, many lifelong Esperanto users still fail to remember the accusative. Gender difficulties still affect the Esperanto community, for example, there isn't a single official word for "parent." Ido is gender-neutral, just like English, and has been since the 1910s. Lastly, Esperanto permits complicated combinations of consonants that hinder the language's flow, but Ido includes phonotactical principles that facilitate pronunciation.

People who already speak a Romance language, like Spanish or Italian, will find Interlingua easy to use, but others, such as speakers of Arabic or Filipino, will find it quite challenging. Because Romance languages significantly rely on their comparable words, the meaning of their derivations is unexpected. The spelling of Interlingua is difficult for people who are not familiar with Latin orthography because it differs from how it is pronounced. Although Interlingua is generally easy to read, writing and speaking can be challenging.

Because it is a creole-like language, Lingua Franca Nova (Elefen) uses a rigid word order that is confusing to many countries. Ido's word-ending mechanism permits a far more flexible word order, and its richer sound set does not hinder usability.

With a vocabulary of only about 120 words and an emphasis on fundamental ideas and meanings, Toki Pona is a minimalist language designed to be straightforward and joyful. Additionally, its syntax is extremely simple, lacking grammatical cases, word classes, and tenses. It is intended to support precise and concentrated communication. But unlike Ido, it lacks a broad vocabulary to convey specifics and is vague.

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