Community Words
Four community words: samideano, krokodili, Pasporta Servo and Zamenhof-tago.
How It Works
| Word | Meaning | Note |
|---|---|---|
| samideano | fellow Esperantist | built from sama ideo (same idea) and -an- |
| krokodili | to speak a language other than Esperanto at an Esperanto event | a playful verb from krokodilo |
| Pasporta Servo | the host network | a list of hosts who welcome travelers |
| Zamenhof-tago | Zamenhof Day, 15 December | also written Zamenhofa Tago |
A samideano is a member of the same idea, so some Esperantists call each other by this word. Krokodili is a playful verb for a common habit: at an Esperanto event people try to keep to Esperanto, so you may hear Ne krokodilu! The Vikipedio notes that the habit is usually considered something to avoid.
The host network Pasporta Servo is a list of Esperanto speakers around the world who offer a bed to travelers who also speak Esperanto. Zamenhof-tago is the birthday of the creator of the language, who was born in 1859.
Capital letters mark the two proper names, Pasporta Servo and Zamenhof-tago. The ordinary words samideano and krokodili are written with a small letter.
Examples (5)
- Ana salutas Kofin kiel samideanon en la kongreso.
Ana greets Kofi as a fellow Esperantist at the congress.
The -n on samideanon makes Kofi the fellow Esperantist; without -n it would describe Ana.
- En la ĉambro kelkaj homoj ankoraŭ krokodilas, sed Priya petas ilin paroli Esperanton.
In the room a few people are still speaking their own language, but Priya asks them to speak Esperanto.
Krokodilas means they are speaking another language at an Esperanto event.
- Ewa gastigas samideanojn el multaj landoj en sia hejmo.
Ewa hosts fellow Esperantists from many countries in her home.
Hosting travelers is the idea behind Pasporta Servo.
- Je la 15-a de decembro la esperantistoj festas Zamenhof-tagon.
On 15 December Esperantists celebrate Zamenhof Day.
Zamenhof-tago is a proper name for the birthday of Zamenhof.
- Hiro estas nova samideano, kaj ĉiuj bonvenigas lin.
Hiro is a new fellow Esperantist, and everybody welcomes him.
Samideano is the word members use for each other.
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