Such languages were once dismissed with the idea that the small number of keywords in a programming language have only a cursory connection with the spoken language they're taken from (e.g. compare the specific programmatic use of the word "while" with the ambiguity and polysemy of the same word in English). This is apparent in educational languages like the Hawaiian programming language Anu'u, which have found success in helping young learners come to programming through their native tongue. Anuoluwapo (who explicitly defines Yorlang as esoteric) intended his language to function as both an art piece and an educational tool, but also to serve as "a proof of concept that local languages can help break the entry barrier in the programming space.”