What kind of language is Esperanto?

Esperanto is a constructed language, meaning it was created by a person rather than developing organically over time like natural languages. It is specifically a planned language, designed to be easy to learn and understand for speakers of different native tongues.

While Esperanto is not a natural language, it has been adopted and used by a global community of speakers, and has its own literature, music, and culture. It is often classified as a lingua franca, a language used to facilitate communication between speakers of different languages.