Most-spoken of the ArtificialLanguages. Created by LudovicLazarusZamenhof in 1887 as an attempt at a world language. So far, best attempt yet. An InflectedLanguage?, with no genders and two cases, nominative and accusative. The vocabulary draws mainly off RomanceLanguages, spelling is phonetic, and the morphology is of course extremely regular and easy to learn.
esperi To hope esperas Am, are, is hoping esperis Was, were hoping esperos Will be hoping
esperanto(n) Hoper - nominative (accusative) noun esperantoj(n) Hopers - nominative (accusative) noun esperanta(n) Hoper's - nominative (accusative) adjective esperantaj(n) Hopers' - nominative (accusative) adjective
esperantino Hoper, female esperantujo Land of hopers
There was also another language, Ido, based on Esperanto that enjoyed a brief popularity in the early 1900s. If you speak Esperanto, you might be interested in the Esperanto wiki JerryMuelver hosts at http://unumondo.com.