Esperanto
For the Starseed missions, it was deemed important that people could properly communicate with each other. While not every language could be recognised as an official one, there was the worry of impact on those who had to depend on a language other than their own native tongue. Especially when it comes to Homesteaders, who live in environments where less language support is possible.
As such, asides from the official six (Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Mandarin, Spanish), a seventh was added, namely the constructed language Esperanto. All Homesteaders and many officials were given training in the language, to make sure a unified language was available to all. While doubted by many, the language has taken off on Ymir. Though in the end, almost all people default to English, Esperanto is still actively spoken and especially used to communicate with those who struggle with English. Additionally, proverbs from the language have made it into the spoken English of many Homesteaders.
An unexpected usage of Esperanto was in the communication with Corvus and Lupus Minor specimen. By using a shared tongue that many had trained in, and that many outsiders do not speak, it serves as a way for only the locals to properly communicate with these creatures, and provides the animals a way to more easily recognise outsiders.
Example proverbs (Esperanto / English literal translation
Al la fiŝo ne instruu naĝarton / Don't teach a fish to swim
Do not try to tell an expert how to do their job.
La manĝota fiŝo estas ankoraŭ en la rivero / The fish that will be eaten is still in the river
Do not make plans based on hoping an uncertainty will come true.
Ne en unu tago elkreskis Kartago / Carthage didn't raise up in only one day
It takes time to build something big.
Per promesoj estas pavimita la infero / Hell is paved with promises
Good intentions do not guarantee a good outcome.
Plej juna katido musojn jam pelas / The youngest kitten already chases mice
Natural instincts and traits are passed down.
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