Amikumu
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Developer(s) | Chuck Smith, Richard Delamore[1] | ||||
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Initial release | 22 April 2017 | ||||
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Platform | Android, iOS[1] | ||||
License | Proprietary[1] | ||||
Website | amikumu |
Amikumu (/ɑːmiˈkuːmuː/ ah-mee-KOO-moo; Esperanto pronunciation: [a.mi.ˈku.mu]) is a cross-platform app for smartphones (Android and iOS) which can be used to find people nearby who speak or learn the same languages as the user.[4][5][1][6] The app was launched for Esperanto speakers on 22 April 2017[7][8][9] and for speakers of all languages during LangFest in Montreal on 25 August 2017. On 9 August 2018 Amikumu had members in more than 130 countries speaking 588 languages.[10]
Architecture
[edit]The Android app is written in Java and Kotlin, the iOS app in Swift, and the server in Ruby on Rails.[1]
Kickstarter campaign
[edit]Amikumu was funded in part using Kickstarter. The Kickstarter campaign, organized by Esperanto speakers Chuck Smith and Richard "Evildea " Delamore, launched on 18 October 2016. More than 3000 euros were collected in the first 10 hours after the campaign started. The original goal of the campaign was 8500 euros,[11] which was reached in 27 hours.[12] The campaign went on until 16 November 2016, collecting a total of 26,671 euros,[11] which is over three times more than the original goal.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "MvP010 Amikumu" (in Esperanto). Movada vidpunkto. 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
- ^ "Amikumu for Android". Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ "Amikumu for iOS". Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ Salisbury, Josh (2017-12-06). "'Saluton!': the surprise return of Esperanto | Science | The Guardian". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ^ Ana María Dávila (2018-01-08). "'Paroli esperanton' no es cosa del pasado | cataluna" (in Spanish). elmundo.es. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ^ "Amikumu helpos trovi proksimajn esperantistojn" (in Esperanto). Libera Folio. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
- ^ "Amikumu – find nearby speakers - Android Apps on Google Play". Google Play. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
- ^ "Amikumu ekhavis pli ol mil novajn uzantojn". Libera Folio (in Esperanto). 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
La poŝtelefona aplikaĵo Amikumu, kiu helpas trovi proksimajn esperantistojn, estis lanĉita sabate la 22-an de aprilo.
- ^ Pavinski, Rogener. "Chuck Smith en la teknologia generacio". Kontakto (in Esperanto). 54 (279): 5.
Ĝi estis lanĉita sabate la 22-an de aprilo.
- ^ "Amikumu statistics". 25 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Amikumu: the app to use languages with people near you". Kickstarter. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
- ^ "@laevildea ne povas kaŝi sian ekscitiĝon pri la 100%-financiĝo de nia monkolekta kampanjo post nur 27 horoj!" (in Esperanto). Twitter. 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-19.