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The purpose of this site is to provide information on the international language Ido. Ido is a reformed and improved version of the constructed language Esperanto, the late 19th Century brainchild of Polish amateur linguist Dr. L.L. Zamenhof. Ido was the product of the Delegation for the Adoption of an International Auxiliary Language, which met in Paris in 1907 to decide on an international language to allow easier communication between the peoples of the world. In a world of over 7500 languages, the need for an easily acquirable international tongue is self-evident. Esperanto, it was felt, was unsatisfactory for this purpose, and so the Delegation recommended the revisions which led to the development of Ido.

On this page you will find a history of the language Ido, a first course in two stages to get you started, and at the end of stage 2 you will find out how to progress your Ido skills even further. I hope you enjoy this brief look at the first international language ever to be founded on thorough scientific study.



Click on the links to proceed to one of the following sections of this site: History of the International Language Ido : A Brief History of the Search for a World-Language Histoire de la Langue Internationale Ido: Une brève histoire de la recherche d'une langue mondiale (tr. par Raphaël Pinson) History of Our Language (Ido) by Otto Jespersen, 1912 Historio di Nia Linguo (Ido-versiono originala) da Otto Jespersen, 1912 History of the International Language Ido by Henry Jacob, 1947 The Main Advantages of Ido - why you should choose Ido over Esperanto The Problem of an International Auxiliary Language and its Solution in Ido by L. H. Dyer, 1923 An Experiment in Double Translation by Henry Jacob, 1947 International Language and Science - considerations on the introduction of an international language into science Esperanto - a critique - a critical overview of the international language Esperanto Histoire de la Langue Universelle by L. Couturat and L. Leau, 1903 [under construction] A First Course in Ido: Stage 1 A First Course in Ido: Stage 2 [SKOLO] di Ido - kompiluro de detaloza lecioni, tote en Ido Complete Manual of the Auxiliary Language Ido by Louis de Beaufront [under construction] Kompleta Gramatiko Detaloza - complete grammar of Ido by L. de Beaufront Ido-English dictionary with almost 4,000 words Quick Ido Grammar Reference Ido Grammatical Words - list of grammatical words in Ido Changes in Ido since 1922 Lexiko di Nova Vorti by Camiel de Cock, 1988 [under construction] Raporto, decidi dil Akademio Interimal e du suplementi, da Janis Roze, 1937 [under construction] From Progreso 1, March 1908:

Nia Programo - First article ever to appear in an Ido journal Deklaro de So. Prof. Otto JESPERSEN legita en la lasta kunsido de la Komitato Letters from the Delegation in 1907 Kelkaj Tagordoj - reactions to the decision of the Delegation Bibliografio - bibliography Korespondo - correspondence from Esperantists of the time Quo esas Ido? - informi ed opinioni pri Ido Kio estas Ido? - en Esperanto Por la Kritiko di Esperanto by Otto Jespersen, from Progreso vol. II. Quo esas nia Fundamento? by Otto Jespersen, Progreso vol. I. Pri nia metodo by L. Couturat, Progreso 1909 Objecioni e Respondi da Otto Jespersen, Progreso 1909 Kontrauargumentoj kaj Respondoj de Otto Jespersen - en Esperanto La Tasko di nia Akademio da Otto Jespersen, Progreso 1910 Verbala Sistemo da Otto Jespersen, Progreso 1910 Lingual Questioni - Ma vice sed da Otto Jespersen (see also Jespersen's linguistic article Adversative Conjunctions) Komparo inter Esperanto ed Ido da Otto Jespersen, de Progreso 1909 Sociala sajeso e ciencala koncienco da Prof. R. Lorenz Dissolvo di la Delegitaro from Progreso, 1910 Finala diskurso en la Universitato di Kobenhavn, da Otto Jespersen MONDO - mondo-revuo por la mondo-linguo Euro Babel - English translation of an article from Progreso, Sep-Dec 95, about Ido and the EU Ido Photo Gallery 1997 Conference Photo Report on the 1997 International Ido-Konfero in Bakkum (in Ido) Esperanto or Ido? - an account of the history of and differences between the two languages The Truth about the Delegation in 1907 - a defence of the organization which created Ido From the Annals of "Progreso" - selected articles from older volumes of the central Ido journal Wilhelm Ostwald on World-Language (in Ido) Selected articles in Ido from the journal Progreso with English translation More articles in Ido from various journals (without translation) Progreso 300 - Special jubilee edition of the central Ido journal Original poems in Ido The Babel Text in Ido Report on the 1998 Ido Conference in Poland in English. Reports on the 2001 international Ido conference in Germany Somero - Collection of essays by Albert Camus, presented in Ido Rakonto di Du Futuri - Article from Progreso about George Orwell and Aldous Huxley Extraktaji de LA YOGI E LA KOMISARIO da Arthur Koestler, 1942 La Nova Kalendario - Prologo di 'Janus - A summing up' da Arthur Koestler, 1978 L'agado di profesoro Wilhelm Ostwald por la linguo internaciona Ido da Günter Anton, prizentita lor la 150ma naskodio di Wilhelm Ostwald Teo en la Sahara rakonteto da Paul Bowles Amiko di la Mondo rakonto da Paul Bowles L'Epoko di Kolmo da Arthur Koestler, 1967 La Biblioteko di Babel - esayo dal Arjentiniana skribero Jorge Luis Borges Europa - Aktualaji pri Europana Vivo, Socio e Kulturo, tote en Ido La Sekreta Regnanti di la Mondo - Jon Ronson serchas la vereso pri la Bilderberg-grupo Kurante tra Maiz-Agri - Jon Ronson naracas pri la Federala Siejo di Ruby Ridge, 1991 La Kraso dil Tero da Arthur Koestler, 1942 David Icke, la Lacerti e la Judi - Jon Ronson naracas pri l'aventuri di David Icke en Kanada Re:evoluciono - Terence McKenna konversas kun le Shamen pri evoluciono e shamanismo Marrakech da Arthur Koestler, 1972 Kyoto - la sola posibleso da John Gummer, olima Konservema ambiento-ministro di Britania Frostita Archo por salvar animal-DNA da Julianna Kettlewell, BBC-artiklo La Senarboreyo en la Foresto - Jon Ronson ed Alex Jones infiltras Bohemian Bosko Mikra Bonajo - rakonto da Raymond Carver Adio a Gauguin - esayo pri la Suda Pacifiko, da Arthur Koestler, 1969 Archives of the Europa-Diskuti list: page 1 - page 2 30 yari Ido - Esayo pri la frua historio di Ido, da Hans Cornioley (duesma parto) Archives of the Ido-Akademio list: page 1 - page 2 - page 3 - page 4 Mesajeti - kolektita esayeti en Ido Stradope: Berggasse, Wien - tradukuro pri strado en Wien, Austria Stradope: Peachtree-Strado, Atlanta - esayo pri strado en Atlanta, Usa Nia amor-afero kun libri - esayo da Joseph Skibell En Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Interseki Neexpektata - da Sarah Harrison Smith Kanadana familio experiencas la biciklo-kulturo en Groningen - da Chris e Melissa Bruntlett Ye ca dio... Historiala eventi en Ido Tri eventi en historio (tomo 1) Plusa historiala eventi en Ido Tri eventi en historio (tomo 2) Plusa historiala eventi en Ido L'Enigmato Esayo da Albert Camus Retroveno a Tipasa Esayo da Albert Camus Konspiranti Jon Ronson pri Oklahoma-Urbo Terence McKenna kun Art Bell parto 1 de mayo 1997 che Coast to Coast AM Terence McKenna kun Art Bell parto 2 de mayo 1997 che Coast to Coast AM Terence McKenna kun Art Bell de marto 1998 che Coast to Coast AM YahooGroups message archive YahooGroups image gallery YahooGroups file archive Artiklo pri Stockmann Helsinki Artiklo pri GeenStijl Vicini - rakonto da Raymond Carver Li Ne Esas Vua Spozulo - rakonto da Raymond Carver Konfirmar kun Carver da Robert Altman La danjeri di artifical inteligenteso (AI)

Ido course for Dutch speakers.

Learn Ido at travlang - Foreign Languages for Travelers.

Inform-texti en multa lingui / Multilingual information

Informatie over Ido in het Nederlands uit Ido-Info Nederland / Information on Ido in Dutch from Ido-Info Nederland.

Basis Grammatica van Ido in het Nederlands / Basic Grammar of Ido in Dutch.

Auskunft über Ido im Deutsch / Information on Ido in German.

Renseignements sur l'Ido en français / Information on Ido in French.

ido-france.org Association Ido-France por la langue internationale

Diala Jurnaleto da Jean Martignon (redaktero)

Informasjon på norsk om Ido og den internasjonale Ido-konferansen 1997 / Information on Ido and the 1997 International Ido Conference in Norwegian

Please visit my other site on International Auxiliary Languages, where many more pages on the problem of an international language in general are available.

You might also like to visit the Official Ido UK Website. Here you will find News, Information, Grammar and Vocabularies. It is well worth a visit.

The Uniono por la Linguo Internaciona Ido (ULI) now also has an official ULI website.

There is also a mailing list exclusively for discussions in and on Ido. You do not have to know any Ido to join it, however, as English and other national languages may be used. To subscribe, send an empty message to idolisto-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. You will receive full instructions when you subscribe. If you have any problems, please e-mail James Chandler idojc@hotmail.com, Hans Stuifbergen ido.info@chello.nl or Frank Kasper frank.kasper@idolinguo.de.

There is also now a mailing list for English-language discussions on Ido. This is a low-volume list and is ideal if you want to ask a question about Ido or just want to receive updates about the language. To subscribe, send an empty message to ido-angla-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. If you have any problems, please e-mail James Chandler idojc@hotmail.com.

For more information on Ido you can write to the International Language Society (Ido) of Great Britain (ILSGB) at:

The International Language (Ido) Society of Great Britain, 24 Nunn Street, Leek, Staffs, ST13 8EA, UK.

Books in and on Ido can be obtained from the Ido Book Service by writing to:

The Ido Book Service, 44 Woodville Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF2 4EB, Wales, UK.

A free catalog and price list will be sent on request.

This Homepage was originally produced by James Chandler using the Homepage Online Construction Kit at Yellow Internet. If you have any comments on this site then please e-mail me at idojc@hotmail.com, which you can also do by clicking on my name at the bottom of this page.

Last updated 25-Apr-2020

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