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{{Short description|Constructed dialect of Esperanto}}
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{{notability|date=September 2017}}
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{{Infobox language
| name             = Archaic Esperanto
| nativename       = {{lang|eo-arkaika|Arcaicam Esperantom}}
| pronunciation    = {{IPA|arka'ikam espe'rantom}}
| region           = auxiliary [[sociolect]] for translating [[literature]] into [[Esperanto]]
| script           = [[Latin script|Latin]], [[Fraktur]]
| sign             = [[Signuno]]
| creator          = Manuel Halvelik
| created          = around 1969
| familycolor      = constructed language
| fam2             = [[International auxiliary language]]
| fam3             = [[Esperanto]]
| fam4             = [[Esperantido]]
| isoexception     = dialect
| glotto           = none
| ietf             = eo-arkaika
}}
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'''{{lang|eo-arkaika|Arcaicam Esperantom}}''' ({{langx|en|Archaic Esperanto}}; {{langx|eo|arĥaika Esperanto}}, {{lang|eo|arkaika Esperanto}}), is a constructed auxiliary [[sociolect]] for translating [[literature]] into [[Esperanto]] created to act as a fictional 'Old [[Esperanto]]', in the vein of languages such as [[Middle English language|Middle English]] or the use of [[List of Latin phrases|Latin citation]]s in modern texts.

It was created by linguist {{ill|Manuel Halvelik|eo}} as part of a range of stylistic variants including ''Gavaro'' (slang) and ''[[Popido]]'' ([[patois]]), forming {{Lang|eo|Serio La Sociolekta Triopo}}.

Halvelik also compiled a scientific vocabulary closer to Greco-Latin roots and proposed its application to fields such as [[taxonomy (biology)|taxonomy]] and [[linguistics]]. He gave this [[register (sociolinguistics)|register]] of Esperanto the name {{Lang|eo|Uniespo}} ({{Lang|eo|Uniëspo}}, {{Lang|eo|Universala Esperanto}}, 'Universal [[Esperanto]]').<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.universala-esperanto.net/ |title=Home |website=universala-esperanto.net}}</ref>

The idea of an "old Esperanto" was proposed by the Hungarian poet [[Kálmán Kalocsay]]<ref name="Kalocsay">''[https://www.angelfire.com/mo2/bulteno/1199.html#4 Elektronika Bulteno de EASL]'' includes the short story {{lang|eo|La Mezepoka Esperanto}} from {{lang|eo|Lingvo Stilo Formo}}, 2nd cheap edition, [[Kálmán Kalocsay]], Budapest, {{lang|eo|[[Literatura Mondo]]}}, 1931.</ref> who in 1931 included a translation of the [[Funeral Sermon and Prayer]], the first Hungarian text (12th century), with hypothetic forms as if Esperanto were a Romance language deriving from [[Vulgar Latin]].

== {{Lang|eo|La Sociolekta Triopo}} ==
{{Lang|eo|La Sociolekta Triopo}} (the [[sociolect]] triple) does not create new [[Esperantido]]s (e.g. [[Esperanto II]]), but its sole purpose—including Arcaicam Esperantom—is to reflect styles in [[literature]] translated into [[Esperanto]], like the [[Berlin]] Middle-German dialect spoken by characters in [[Carl Zuckmayer|Carl Zuckmayer']]s ''Captain of Köpenick'' (Popido), or ancient styles in [[Walter Scott]]'s [[Ivanhoe]] (Arcaicam Esperantom).<ref>"Arkaika Esperanto", p.12 ''et seq.''</ref>

{{Lang|eo|La Sociolekta Triopo}} thus constitutes not three new constructed languages, but constructed auxiliary sociolects for Esperanto, understandable by every reader of Esperanto but still providing the stylistic differences between dialects (Popido), slang (Gavaro), and ancient forms contrasting with {{Lang|eo|[[Fundamento de Esperanto|Fundamento]]}}, standard Esperanto, e.g. in works of [[Mark Twain]] (slang and southern dialect) or [[The Lord of the Rings]] (Arcaicam Esperantom for the [[elves (Tolkien)|elves]], Popido for the [[Hobbits]]).

==Differences from Esperanto==
[[File:Manuel Halvelik 1975.JPG|thumb|Manuel Halvelik in 1975.]]

===Spelling===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Esperanto/Arcaicam esperantom spellings
!Esperanto
!Arcaicam Esperantom
|-
|{{lang|eo|c}}
|{{lang|eo-arkaika|tz}}
|-
|{{lang|eo|ĉ}}
|{{lang|eo-arkaika|ch}}
|-
|{{lang|eo|f}}
|{{lang|eo-arkaika|ph}}
|-
|{{lang|eo|ĝ}}
|{{lang|eo-arkaika|gh}}
|-
|{{lang|eo|ĥ}}
|{{lang|eo-arkaika|qh}}
|-
|{{lang|eo|j}}
|{{lang|eo-arkaika|y}}
|-
|{{lang|eo|ĵ}}
|{{lang|eo-arkaika|zh}}
|-
|{{lang|eo|ŝ}}
|{{lang|eo-arkaika|sh}}
|-
|{{lang|eo|v}}
|{{lang|eo-arkaika|w}}
|}
The three following rules are also added:

*{{lang|eo|g}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|gu}} (before {{lang|eo-arkaika|e, i}}) or {{lang|eo-arkaika|g}} (before other letters)
* {{lang|eo|[[k]]}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|[[qu (digraph)|qu]]}} (before {{lang|eo-arkaika|e, i}}) or {{lang|eo-arkaika|[[c]]}} (before other letters)
* {{lang|eo|[[ŭ]]}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|[[ù]]}} (but [[#adv_au|see below]] regarding {{lang|eo|-aŭ}} adverbs)

====[[diphthongs]]====
*   {{lang|eo|aŭ}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|aù}} (but [[#adv_au|see below]] regarding {{lang|eo|-aŭ}} adverbs)
*   {{lang|eo|eŭ}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|eù}}

====consonant clusters====
*   {{lang|eo|dz}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|zz}}
*   {{lang|eo|ks}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|x}}
*   {{lang|eo|kv}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|cù}}

====Typography====
Halvelik recommends [[blackletter]] and [[uncial]] types.<ref name="Typo">{{cite book |title=Arkaika Esperanto|date=2010 |page=28 |language=eo |quote=Por  presado  oni  elektu  ornamitajn  litertipojn,  nekutimajn, prefere  uncialajn*  kaj  gotikajn.|trans-quote=For printing, choose ornamental, unusual types, uncial and Gothic in preference.}}</ref>

===Pronouns===

Pronouns are changed as:
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Pronouns—Arcaicam Esperantom compared to Esperanto
|-
! English !! Esperanto !! Arcaicam Esperantom 
|-
| I || {{lang|eo|mi}} || {{lang|eo-arkaika|mihi}}
|-
| thou/you (singular) || {{lang|eo|ci}} || {{lang|eo-arkaika|tu}}
|-
| he || {{lang|eo|li}} ||{{lang|eo-arkaika|lùi}}
|-
|she
|{{lang|eo|ŝi}}
|{{lang|eo-arkaika|eshi}}
|-
|it
|{{lang|eo|ĝi}}
|{{lang|eo-arkaika|eghi}}
|-
|we
|{{lang|eo|ni}}
|{{lang|eo-arkaika|nos}}
|-
|you (plural)
|{{lang|eo|vi}}
|{{lang|eo-arkaika|wos}}
|-
|they
|{{lang|eo|ili}}
|{{lang|eo-arkaika|ilùi}}
|-
|[[Reflexive pronoun#Esperanto|Reflexive pronoun]] (pronoun)+self*
|{{lang|eo|si}}
|{{lang|eo-arkaika|sihi}}
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki>herself/himself/itself/themselves

* There is an old pronoun {{lang|eo-arkaika|egui}} which is a personal, sex-neutral pronoun ([[utrum]]). Its intended use is for referring to deities, angels, animals etc.

===Verbs===
* The infinitive ends in {{lang|eo-arkaika|-ir}}, rather than in the {{lang|eo|-i}} of modern Esperanto.  Ex.: {{Lang|eo|fari}} becomes {{Lang|eo-arkaika|pharir}}.
* The verb endings change according to the subject. So it is not necessary to write the subject pronoun, where there is no ambiguity.

Ex: The modern Esperanto verb {{Lang|eo|esti}} (to be), present tense:
* {{Lang|eo|mi/ci/li/ŝi/ĝi/si/ni/vi/ili estas}}

The Arcaicam Esperantom verb {{Lang|eo-arkaika|estir}} (to be), present tense:
* {{Lang|eo-arkaika|(mihi) estams}}
* {{Lang|eo-arkaika|(tu) estas}}
* {{Lang|eo-arkaika|(lùi/eshi/eghi/egui) estat}}
* {{Lang|eo-arkaika|(nos) estaims}}
* {{Lang|eo-arkaika|(wos) estais}}
* {{Lang|eo-arkaika|(ilùi) estait}}

The other verb tenses behave the same way, as does the conditional mood:
* The future-tense conjugation {{Lang|eo|estos}} becomes {{Lang|eo-arkaika|estoms}}, etc.
* The past-tense conjugation {{Lang|eo|estis}} becomes {{Lang|eo-arkaika|estims}}, etc.
* The conditional-mood conjugation {{Lang|eo|estus}} becomes {{Lang|eo-arkaika|estums}}, etc.

The imperative mood behaves differently from that pattern:
* The imperative form {{Lang|eo|estu}} stays {{Lang|eo-arkaika|estu}} for singular subjects, but becomes {{Lang|eo-arkaika|estuy}} for plural subjects.

===Nominals===
{| align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="0"
|-
! style="background:#A0DEA6" rowspan="2"|Language
! style="background:#A0DEA6" colspan="2"|Nominative
! style="background:#A0DEA6" colspan="2"|Accusative
! style="background:#A0DEA6" colspan="2"|Dative
! style="background:#A0DEA6" colspan="2"|Genitive
|- style="background:#A0DEA6; font-size: 88%;"
!singular !! plural !! singular !! plural !! singular !! plural !! singular!! plural
|- style="background:#EBFFED"
|Arcaicam Esperantom||~om||~oy||~on||~oyn||~od||~oyd||~es||~eys
|- style="background:#EBFFED"
|Esperanto||~o||~oj||~on||~ojn||al x~o|| al x~oj||de ~o|| de ~oj
|}
* {{lang|eo|-o}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|om}} (sg. noun, nominative)
* {{lang|eo|-oj}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|oy}} (pl. noun, nominative)
* {{lang|eo|-on}} stays {{lang|eo-arkaika|-on}} (sg. noun, accusative). Where Esperanto has a [[Allative case|direction accusative]], the dative is used.<ref name="Arkaika30">{{cite book |title=Arkaika Esperanto |date=2010 |pages=30|quote=[...]dativo. La lasta {{sic|funtsias|expected=funkcias}} kiel la kutima “direkta akuzativo” :  |language=eo}}</ref> E.g.: {{Langx|eo|Tiu virino la drinkemulon venordonis antaŭ la tribunalon|links=no|lit=That woman ordered the drunkard to come before the tribunal}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|Ityu Wirinnom Drinquemulon}} {{Sic|wenordiguit|expected=Ordon- is used in other examples.}} {{lang|eo-arkaika|antez Tribunalod}}.<ref name="Arkaika67">{{cite book |title=Arkaika Esperanto |date=2010 |pages=67–68 }}</ref> 
* {{lang|eo|-ojn}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|-oyn}} (pl. noun, accusative)
* {{lang|eo|al}} x{{lang|eo|-o}} becomes x{{lang|eo-arkaika|-od}} (sg. noun, dative&nbsp;– ex.: {{Lang|eo|al domo}} becomes {{Lang|eo-arkaika|domod}})
* {{lang|eo|al}} x{{lang|eo|-oj}} becomes x{{lang|eo-arkaika|-oyd}} (pl. noun, dative&nbsp;– ex.: {{Lang|eo|al domoj}} becomes {{Lang|eo-arkaika|domoyd}})
* {{lang|eo|de}} x{{lang|eo|-o}} becomes x{{lang|eo-arkaika|-es}} (sg. noun, genitive&nbsp;– ex.: {{Lang|eo|de domo}} becomes {{Lang|eo-arkaika|domes}})
* {{lang|eo|de}} x{{lang|eo|-oj}} becomes x{{lang|eo-arkaika|-eys}} (pl. noun, genitive&nbsp;– ex.: {{Lang|eo|de domoj}} becomes {{Lang|eo-arkaika|domeys}})
* {{lang|eo|-e}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|-œ}} (adverb) (This is a new phoneme, not present in modern Esperanto.  It is pronounced like the German {{lang|de|[[ö]]}}.)
* {{anchor|adv_au}}{{lang|eo|-aŭ}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|-ez}} ({{lang|eo|-aŭ}}-adverb such as {{Lang|eo|baldaŭ}}, etc.)
* {{lang|eo|-a}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|-am}} (sg. adjective, nominative)
* {{lang|eo|-aj}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|-ay}} (pl. adjective, nominative)
* A noun is always written with a capital letter. Ex: {{Lang|eo-arkaika|Glawom}} = {{Lang|eo|(la) glavo}}.
* The verb infinitive can function as a noun, having the meaning that is carried in modern Esperanto by the root with the suffix {{lang|eo|-ado}}.  The infinitive functioning as a noun takes, as does any other noun, both a capital letter and a case ending.  Ex: {{Lang|eo-arkaika|Leguirom}} = {{Lang|eo|(la) legado}}.
*The declension of personal pronouns below, however, differs significantly from declensions of nouns or adjectives. These personal pronouns have their own adjectival forms.<ref name="Arkaika32">{{cite book |title=Arkaika Esperanto |date=2010 |pages=32 }}</ref>
{| align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="0"
! style="background:#A0DEA6" rowspan="2" | English
! style="background:#A0DEA6" colspan="4" | Cases
! style="background:#A0DEA6" rowspan="2" | Adjectival form
|- style="font-size: 88%;"
! style="background:#A0DEA6" | Nominative
! style="background:#A0DEA6" | Genitive
! style="background:#A0DEA6" | Accusative
! style="background:#A0DEA6" | Dative
|-
! style="background:#EBFFED" | I
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|mihi}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|mihes}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|mihin}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|mihid}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|mihiam}}
|-
! style="background:#EBFFED" | you (sg.)
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|tu}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|tues}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|tuin}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|tuid}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|tuam}}
|-
! style="background:#EBFFED" | he
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|lùi}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|lùies}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|lùin}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|lùid}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|lùiam}}
|-
! style="background:#EBFFED" | she
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|eshi}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|eshies}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|eshin}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|eshid}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|eshiam}}
|-
! style="background:#EBFFED" | it
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|eghi}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|eghies}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|eghin}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|eghid}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|eghiam}}
|-
! style="background:#EBFFED" | we
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|nos}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|noses}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|nosin}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|nosid}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|nosam}}
|-
! style="background:#EBFFED" | you (pl.)
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|wos}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|woses}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|wosin}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|wosid}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|wosam}}
|-
! style="background:#EBFFED" | they
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|ilùi}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|ilùies}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|ilùin}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|ilùid}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|ilùiam}}
|-
! style="background:#EBFFED" | (possessive pron.) + -self
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|sihi}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|sihes}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|sihin}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|sihid}}
| style="background:#EBFFED" |
{{lang|eo-arkaika|sihiam}}
|}

===Correlatives===
* {{lang|eo|ki-}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|cuy-}}
* {{lang|eo|ti-}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|ity-}}
* {{lang|eo|i-}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|hey-}}
* {{lang|eo|neni-}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|nemy-}}
* {{lang|eo|ĉi-}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|chey-}}
* {{lang|eo|ali-}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|altri-}}

(Note: {{lang|eo|Ali-}}, which in modern Esperanto is not a correlative despite its use in that fashion by some, becomes in Arcaicam Esperantom as {{lang|eo-arkaika|altri-}} a full-fledged correlative.)

* {{lang|eo|-o}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|-om}}
* {{lang|eo|-a}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|-am}}
* {{lang|eo|-am}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|-ahem}}
* {{lang|eo|-e}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|-œ}}
* {{lang|eo|-om}} becomes {{lang|eo-arkaika|-ohem}}
* ({{lang|eo|-u}} stays {{lang|eo-arkaika|-u}})
* ({{lang|eo|-el}} stays {{lang|eo-arkaika|-el}})
* the particle {{lang|eo|ĉi}} becomes ''is-'' ({{Lang|eo|ĉi tiu}} = {{Lang|eo-arkaika|isityu}})

===Articles===
* The definite article {{Lang|eo|la}} does not exist in Arcaicam Esperantom.  If necessary, a specific person or object can be indicated by means of {{Lang|eo-arkaika|ityu}} (in modern Esperanto {{Lang|eo|tiu}}).
* The indefinite article, which modern Esperanto does not have, does exist in Arcaicam Esperantom.  The indefinite article is {{Lang|eo-arkaika|unn}} (which is the same word for the number 1).

==Examples==

===The Lord's Prayer===

{|
|-
|<br />{{Poem quote|text={{lang|eo-arkaika|Patrom nosam, cuyu estas in Chielom,
Estu sanctiguitam Tuam Nomom.
Wenu Tuam Regnom,
Plenumizzu Tuam Wolom,
Cuyel in Chielom, ityel anquez sobrez Terom.
Nosid donu hodiez Panon nosan cheyutagan,
Ed nosid pardonu nosayn Pecoyn,
Cuyel anquez nos ityuyd cuyuy contrez nos pecait pardonaims.
Ed nosin ned conducu in Tentod,
Sed nosin liberigu ex Malbonom.
Amen.}}}}
|
Version with cognates in standard Esperanto:
{{Poem quote|text={{lang|eo|Patro nia, kiu estas en Ĉielo,
Estu sanktigita Cia Nomo.
Venu Cia regno,
Plenumiĝu Cia volo
Kiel en Ĉielo, tiel ankaŭ sur Tero.
Al ni donu hodiaŭ panon nian ĉiutagan,
Kaj al ni pardonu niajn pekojn
Kiel ankaŭ ni tiujn, kiuj kontraŭ ni pekas, pardonas.
Kaj nin ne konduku en tenton
Sed nin liberigu el malbono.
Amen.}}}}
|}

===Romeo and Juliet===
{|
! Arcaicam Esperantom
! &nbsp;
! Esperanto: {{Lang|eo|Romeo kaj Julieta}}
! &nbsp;
! Shakespeare: [[:wikisource:The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (Dowden)/Act 2/Scene 2|R&amp;J II, 2]] <span style="font-weight:normal">(Lines rearranged to correspond)</span>
|-
|{{Poem quote|text={{lang|eo-arkaika|Sed haltu: cuyam Lumom ityun Phenestron
Traradiat? Yemen Orientom,
Ed Yulieta memes Sunom estat!
Lewizzu, belam Sunom, ed mortigu
Enwian Lunon, cuyu tristœ palat,
Char tu, Serwantom eshiam, yamen
Plid belam ol eshi memes estas. Ned estu plud
Eshiam Serwantom, se eshi tuin enwiat:
Eshiam westalam Robom werdam
Ed malsanetzam estat, ed solœ Pholuloy
Wolontœ eghin portait. Eghin phorjetu.
Yemen Damom miham; ho, yemen Amom miham!
Se solœ ityon eshi stziut!}}}}
| &nbsp;
|{{Poem quote|text={{lang|eo|Sed haltu: kia lumo tiun fenestron
Traradias? Jen oriento
Kaj Julieta mem suno estas!
Leviĝu, bela Suno, kaj mortigu
Envian Lunon, kiu triste palas,
Ĉar ci, servanto ŝia, jam
Pli bela ol ŝi mem estas. Ne estu plu
Ŝia servanto, se ŝi cin envias:
Ŝia vestala robo verda
Kaj malsaneca estas, kaj sole frenezuloj
Volonte ĝin portas. Ĝin forĵetu.
Jen mia Damo; ho, jen mia amo!
Se sole tion ŝi scius!}}}}
| &nbsp;
|{{Poem quote|text=But, soft ! what light through yonder window
breaks? / It is the east,
and Juliet is the sun! — /
Arise, fair sun, and kill
the envious moon, / Who is [already] sick and pale with grief, /
That thou her maid (yet)
art [far] more fair than she: / Be [not] (no more)
her maid, since she is envious; /
Her vestal livery [is but sick and green], (green
and sick is) / And none but fools
(willingly) do wear it; cast it off. — /
It is my lady; O, it is my love! /
O, that she knew she were! —}}
|}

===Phrases===
* {{Lang|eo-arkaika|Salutoyn cheyuyd! Cuyel phartais wos?}} ''–'''Hello everyone, how are you?'
* {{Lang|eo-arkaika|Lùi ex Byelostocom wenat}}''.'' – 'He comes from [[Białystok]].'
* {{Lang|eo-arkaika|Cuyel nomizzas}}? – 'What is your name?'
* {{Lang|eo-arkaika|Nomizzams Petrus}}. – 'My name is Peter.'
* {{Lang|eo-arkaika|Ityon comprenams bonœ}}''.'' – 'I understand that well.'
* {{Lang|eo-arkaika|Unn Manom altrian Manon lawat}}''.'' – 'One hand washes the other (hand).'
* {{Lang|eo-arkaika|Tempom phughat}}. – '{{lang|la|[[Tempus fugit]]}}' ([[Vergil]])
* {{Lang|eo-arkaika|Ityel pasat mondes Glorom}}''.'' – '{{lang|la|[[Sic transit gloria mundi]]}}' ([[Thomas à Kempis]])
* {{Lang|eo-arkaika|Wenims, widims, wenquims}}''.'' – '{{lang|la|[[Veni, vidi, vici]]}}' ([[Julius Caesar]])
* {{Lang|eo-arkaika|Homom Homoyd Lupom estat}}''.'' – '{{lang|la|[[Homo homini lupus]]}}' ([[Plautus]])

==See also==
{{Portal|Constructed languages|Language}}
* [[Proto-Esperanto]]
* [[Esperantido]]

==References==
* ''Arkaika Esperanto : Arcaicam Esperantom''. [[Bruges|Brugge]]: Sonorilo, 1969. 122 pages.
* ''[http://www.universala-esperanto.net/index_htm_files/Arkaika%20Esperanto.pdf Arkaika Esperanto : Arcaicam Esperantom]''. 2010 edition. 258 pages. Downloadable as a 9MB [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] file.
<References/>

==External links==
* [http://cals.conlang.org/language/arcaicam-esperantom/ Arcaicam Esperantom] at the [[Conlang Atlas of Language Structures]].

{{Constructed languages}}

[[Category:Esperantido]]
[[Category:Esperanto]]
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[[Category:Constructed languages]]
[[Category:Archaic words and phrases]]