Slovio (from the Slavic slovo `word`) is a constructed language begun in 1999 by Mark Hučko. Hučko claims that the language should be relatively easy for non-Slavs to learn as well, as an alternative to tongues such as Esperanto which are based more on Latin root words.{fact|date=March 2013} ==Alphabet {Inconsistant}== Optional characters: In .....