kontaktohesh

Kontaktohesh is a constructed language created by Louis de Beaufront, a French teacher and Esperantist. It was developed in the early 20th century, around 1902, as an attempt to simplify and improve upon Esperanto. Beaufront was a prominent figure in the early Esperanto movement and his work on Ido, a later reformed version of Esperanto, was also significant.

The primary goal of kontaktohesh was to make the language more regular and easier to learn. Beaufront aimed to eliminate perceived irregularities and complexities in Esperanto, believing that these were barriers to widespread adoption. He sought to create a language that would be both international and accessible to a wider audience.

While kontaktohesh did not achieve the same level of prominence or speaker base as Esperanto or even Ido, it represents an interesting chapter in the history of planned languages. It highlights the ongoing efforts to create a universally understood auxiliary language and the challenges inherent in such an undertaking. The design of kontaktohesh reflected a desire for linguistic efficiency and logical structure, common themes in the philosophy of conlang creation.