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Introduction

The name Desa Chat is the English language title of Dejeru Sapuho, the World Language.

This web page provides a simplified description of Desa Chat, so that its major strengths and weaknesses can be assessed. The design and development of Dejeru Sapuho has been carried out over a number of years by Peter Davis, who continues this enterprise under the sponsorship of The Desa Educational Trust. The DET is a charity concerned both with the tutoring of thinking and study skills, and with the development and promotion of the World Language, Dejeru Sapuho.

The most significant attempt to produce an acceptable international language is that of Esperanto, which was published just over 100 years ago. For many reasons it was not the success that its creator, Dr Zamenhof, had hoped. It has however, proved conclusively that such a language can provide the means of overcoming the problems of international communication.

The current international language is undoubtedly English, but more by an accident of history than because of any inherent suitability. Indeed, it is politically, culturally and linguistically quite unsuitable for this purpose.

Now at last we have Dejeru Sapuho, a world language free from many of the weaknesses of Esperanto, and one that has been designed to make use of digital language processing techniques. During its development a wide variety of languages was examined, and many of their features have been adopted. However, no attempt has been made to achieve any form of synthesis.

Typefaces used in this Outline:

This typeface is used for the main text.

This typeface is used for emphasis or for important comments.

This typeface is used for Desa Chat words.

This typeface is used for UK English language equivalents.

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