Wikipedia describes Ro:
'Ro is an a priori constructed language created by Rev. Edward Powell Foster beginning in 1904. In Ro, words are constructed using a category system. For example, the word for red is "bofoc", and yellow
is
"bofof". All words starting with "bofo-" signify colors. Foster did not simply try to design a better language in general, but to optimize his language for one design criterion: recognizability of unknown
words.' Read more at Wikipedia.
About my Ro project:
I transcribed the Dictionary of Ro for my own purposes, but others
have suggested that this dictionary could be a fun source for unique or unusual screen-names for video games or online chat rooms,
forums, and BBSes. Hey, why not? If someone appeared in a virtual reality room with the screen-name 'Bimam' I'd be interested to learn that their name means 'thunder' in the artificial language of Ro.
Corrections? Contact me here.
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