The map above simply shows the names of each of the states in the United States with their names in Esperanto.
Interestingly, both Ohio and Idaho are spelled the same, although would be pronounced slightly differently than they are in English.
Besides, that all other state names have an O ended to the end of their names as that’s how nouns are written in Esperanto. Still, “De Kalifornio ĝis Nov -Jorko Insulo” doesn’t have quite the same ring as “From California to the New York Island” does it?
If you’d like to learn more about Esperanto the following books may be of interest:
- Esperanto Learning and Using the International Language
- English-Esperanto Dictionary
- Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language
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Frith_Ra says
August 15, 2016 at 4:13 amIt would be “Nov-jorkia insulo” since in Esperanto the adjectives all end in ~a.
Do I get geek points now?
momba says
April 11, 2019 at 9:17 pmno
X3Charlie says
September 23, 2016 at 5:06 pmLol AlabamO
Brandita says
November 10, 2016 at 12:28 pmNo Washington, DC?
Brauxljo says
November 11, 2016 at 7:32 pmWould it be “ĝis” or “al”?
arkantos says
April 9, 2019 at 8:24 pmjes miaj esperantistoj
momba says
April 11, 2019 at 9:16 pmlol koloradio XD