But the beautiful simplicity of the language was evident in one of Langkilde's classes Thursday. Langkilde began teaching Glosa last year to sixth-grade gifted students. Since it is only about half a century old, Glosa is a baby language. Currently it is not being taught extensively outside of China and Africa, said Langkilde. Langkilde is not alone in his view that Glosa is easy to master.
Familiarity is one reason behind the claim.
All Glosa words are from Latin and ancient Greek, languages that have had far-reaching impacts on many modern languages, including, surprisingly enough, Japanese. It is so familiar that much of Glosa can be interpreted into English wothout a problem. Mi pa visita u teatra. Many Glosa words look exactly like their English counterparts, except for minor spelling differences. Another appealing feature of Glosa is its lack of what other languages consider grammar.