Editing Esperantujo (section)

== Population ==

=== Education ===
[[File:KER-Ekzameno Atestilo C1.JPG|thumb|250px|Certificate of KER-exam]]
{{See also|International League of Esperanto Teachers|Conference on the Application of Esperanto in Science and Technology}}
In addition to textbooks, including the ''[[Fundamento de Esperanto]]'' by Zamenhof, the [[Assimil]]-methods and the video-methods such as [[Muzzy in Gondoland]] of the [[BBC]] and ''[[Pasporto al la tuta mondo]]'', there are many courses for learning online. Moreover, some universities teach Esperanto, and the [[ELTE-ITK|Higher Foreign Language training (University Eötvös Loránd)]] delivers certificates in accordance with the [[Common European Framework of Reference for Languages]] (CEFR).<ref name="KER" /> More than 1600 people have such a certificate around the world: in 2014 around 470 at the level of B1, 510 at the level of B2 and 700 for C1.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://edukado.net/ekzamenoj/ker/statistiko| title = Statistikoj pri la atestiloj de KER-ekzamenoj en Edukado.net}}</ref> The [[International League of Esperanto Teachers]] (ILEI) is also working to publish learning materials for teachers.

The University of Esperanto offers video lectures in Esperanto, for specialties like Confronting War, Informational Technologies and Astronomy. Courses are also held during the [[World Esperanto Congress]] in the framework of the [[Internacia Kongresa Universitato]] (IKU). After that, [[Universal Esperanto Association|UEA]] uploads the related documents on its website.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://uea.org/dokumentoj/IKU/| title = Kursoj de Internacia Kongresa Universitato}}</ref>

Science is an appropriate department for works in Esperanto. For example, the [[Conference on the Application of Esperanto in Science and Technology]] (KAEST) occurs in November every year since 1998 in the [[Czech Republic]] and [[Slovakia]]. Personal initiatives are also common: Doctor of mathematics [[Ulrich Matthias]] created a document about the foundations of Linear Algebra<ref>[http://www.u-matthias.de/verko/lin_alg.pdf ''Fundamentoj de lineara algebro''], Ulrich Matthias</ref> and the American group of [[Maine]] (USA) wrote a guidebook to learn the programming language [[Python (programming language)|Python]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://esperanto-me.org/pitono/p01_Enhavoj.htm| title = Instruilo por la programlingvo Pitono}}</ref>

In general, Esperanto is used as a [[lingua franca]] in some websites aiming teaching of other languages, such as [[German language|German]],<ref>{{cite web| url = http://deutsch.info/eo| title = Deutsch.info instruas la germanan per Esperanto| access-date = 2016-06-25| archive-date = 2021-01-26| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210126085346/https://deutsch.info/eo| url-status = dead}}</ref> [[Slovak language|Slovak]],<ref>{{cite web| url = http://slovake.eu/eo/| title = Slovake.eu instruas la slovakan per Esperanto}}</ref> [[Swahili language|Swahili]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye693UXx0WG4 Svahila kurseto] cxe [[YouTube|Jutubo]]</ref> [[Wolof language|Wolof]]<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.esperanto-afriko.org/Wolof%20per%20esperanto.pdf| title = PDF-a enkonduko al la lingvo volofa| access-date = 2016-06-25| archive-date = 2018-12-28| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181228071520/http://www.esperanto-afriko.org/Wolof%20per%20esperanto.pdf| url-status = dead}}</ref> or [[Toki Pona]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.tokipona.info/| title = Tokipona.info instruas Tokiponon per Esperanto}}</ref>

=== Media ===
Since 1889 when ''[[La Esperantisto]]'' appeared, and soon other magazines in Esperanto throughout many countries in the world. Some of them are information media of Esperanto associations (''[[Esperanto (magazine)|Esperanto]]'', ''[[Sennaciulo]]'' and ''[[Kontakto]]''). Online Esperanto magazines like ''[[Libera Folio]]'', launched in 2003, offer independent view of the Esperanto movement, aiming to soberly and critically shed light on current development. Most of the magazines deal with current events; one of such magazines is ''[[Monato]]'', which is read in more than 60 countries. Its articles are written by correspondents from 40 countries, which know the local situation very well.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.esperanto.be/fel/mon/mon_kolo.php| title = Kolofono de ''Monato''}}</ref> Other most popular<ref>{{cite web| url = http://esperantorondo.blogspot.fr/2015/07/la-plej-popularaj-esperanto-gazetoj.html| title = Vocxdonado pri la plej popularaj Esperanto-gazetoj}}</ref><ref>“Legado de esperantaj gazetoj”, en ''UEA en konscio de Esperantistoj'', p. 39-41</ref> Esperanto newspapers are ''[[La Ondo de Esperanto]]'', ''[[Beletra Almanako]]'', ''[[Literatura Foiro]]'', and ''[[Heroldo de Esperanto]]''. Often national associations magazines are also published in order to inform about the movement in the country, such as ''Le Monde de l'espéranto'' of [[Espéranto-France]]. There are also scientific journals, such as ''[[Scienca Revuo]]'' of [[Internacia Scienca Asocio Esperantista]] (ISAE).

''Muzaiko'' is a radio that has broadcast an all-day international program of songs, interviews and current events in Esperanto since 2011. The latest two can be downloaded as podcasts.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://muzaiko.info/programeroj/listo-de-la-programeroj| title = Listo de la programoj de Muzaiko.info}}</ref> Besides Muzaiko, these other stations offer an hour of Esperanto-language broadcasting of various topics: ''[[Radio Libertaire]]'', ''[[Polskie Radio]]'', ''[[Vatican Radio]]'', ''[[Varsovia Vento]], ''[[Radio Verda]] and ''[[Kern.punkto]]''.

=== Internet ===
Spread of the [[Internet]] has enabled more efficient communication among Esperanto speakers and slightly replaced slower media such as [[mail]]. Many massively used websites such as [[Facebook]] or [[Google]] offer Esperanto interface.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.facebook.com/translations/| title = Traduku Fejsbukon| website = [[Facebook]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.google.com/intl/eo/| title = Guglo en Esperanto}}</ref> On 15 December 2009, on the occasion of the jubilee of 150th birthday of [[L. L. Zamenhof]], Google additionally made visible the Esperanto flag as a part of their [[Google Doodles]].<ref>[https://www.liberafolio.org/2009/google-festas-la-zamenhof-tagon/ “Google festas la Zamenhof-tagon”], artikolo el [[Libera Folio]]</ref> Media as [[Twitter]], [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]], [[Reddit]] or [[Ipernity]] also contain a significant number of people in this community. In addition, content-providers such as [[WordPress]] and [[YouTube]] also enable bloggers write in Esperanto. Esperanto versions of programs such as the office suite [[LibreOffice]] and [[Mozilla Firefox]] browser, or the educational program about programming [[Scratch (programming language)|Scratch]] are also available. Additionally, online games like [[Minecraft]] offer complete Esperanto interface.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

[[Monero (cryptocurrency)|Monero]], an anonymous [[cryptocurrency]], was named after the Esperanto word for "coin"<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Monero, the Drug Dealer's Cryptocurrency of Choice, Is on Fire|magazine=WIRED|url=https://www.wired.com/2017/01/monero-drug-dealers-cryptocurrency-choice-fire/|url-status=live|access-date=2017-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210020727/https://www.wired.com/2017/01/monero-drug-dealers-cryptocurrency-choice-fire/|archive-date=2018-12-10}}</ref> and its official [[Cryptocurrency wallet|wallet]] is available in Esperanto.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moneropedia: Account |url=https://www.getmonero.org/resources/moneropedia/account.html |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=getmonero.org, The Monero Project |language=en}}</ref> The same applies to Monerujo ("Monero container").<ref>Monero translations: https://github.com/monero-ecosystem/monero-translations/tree/master</ref>

=== Sport ===
Although Esperantujo is not a country, there is an [[Esperanto national football team|Esperanto football team]], which has existed since 2014 and participates in matches during [[World Esperanto Congress]]es.<ref>{{in lang|eo}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9UkAf7Tm8U Intervjuo de Osmo Buller (Gxenerala Direktoro de UEA) pri la futbalmatcxo dum la 99a UK]</ref> The team is part of the [[N.F.-Board]] and not of [[FIFA]], and have played against the teams of Armenian-originating Argentine Community in 2014 and the team from [[Western Sahara]] in 2015.

=== Esperanto speakers and Esperantists ===
{{Further|Native Esperanto speakers}}
{{See also|World Esperanto Congress|International Youth Congress of Esperanto}}
Initially, Esperanto speakers learned the language as it was described by [[L. L. Zamenhof]].<ref>The book ''Lingvaj respondoj de Ludoviko'' (Eldonejo Ludovikito, 1990, 7-a eld.) contains about 120 pages of answers of Zamenhof to questions of Esperanto learners between 1887 and 1912.</ref> In 1905, the ''[[Fundamento de Esperanto]]'' put together the first Esperanto textbook, an exercise book and a universal dictionary.<ref>The speech of Zamenhof during the 8th [[Universala Kongreso de Esperanto]] in [[Kraków|Krakovo]] (1912) shows that he does not want to take part in the language community as the “Majstro”.</ref>

The [[Declaration of Boulogne|"Declaration about the essence of Esperantism"]] (1905) defines an "Esperantist" to be anyone who speaks and uses Esperanto.<ref>''UEA en konscio de Esperantistoj'', Zbigniew Galor and Jukka Pietiläinen, Kava-Pech, 2015, p. 14</ref> "Esperantism" was defined to be a movement to promote the widespread use of Esperanto as a supplement to [[First language|mother tongues]] in international and inter-ethnic contexts. As the word "esperantist" is linked with this "esperantism" (the [[Esperanto movement]]) and as -ists and -isms are linked with ideologies, today many people who speak Esperanto prefer to be called "Esperanto speaker".

The monthly magazine ''[[La Ondo de Esperanto]]'' every year since 1998 proclaims an 'Esperantist of the year', who remarkably contributed to the spreading of the language during the year.