| Amikumu | |||||
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 Example of the main interface | |||||
| Developers | Chuck Smith, Richard Delamore[1] | ||||
| Initial release | 22 April 2017; 8 years ago (2017-04-22) | ||||
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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 across-platformapp forsmartphones (Android andiOS) 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 forEsperanto speakers on 22 April 2017[7][8][9] and for speakers of all languages during LangFest inMontreal on 25 August 2017. On 9 August 2018 Amikumu had members in more than 130 countries speaking 588 languages.[10]
The Android app is written inJava andKotlin, the iOS app inSwift, and the server inRuby on Rails.[1]
Amikumu was funded in part usingKickstarter. The Kickstarter campaign, organized by Esperanto speakersChuck Smith [eo] and Richard "Evildea [eo]" 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.
La poŝtelefona aplikaĵo Amikumu, kiu helpas trovi proksimajn esperantistojn, estis lanĉita sabate la 22-an de aprilo.
Ĝi estis lanĉita sabate la 22-an de aprilo.
