Ro is an a priori philosophical language created by Rev. Edward Powell Foster in 1908.
Numbers[]
The numbers 1-10 are as follows: zac, zad, zaf, zag, zal, zam, zaq, zar, zax, zabax.
Sample text[]
From Roap: English Key to Ro, the International Language:
Ro | English |
---|---|
Uf ac el ir abz in at selab ebi Ro at ixracamo ro ate bubar, rufec id abz. | If you are with us in the hope to make Ro the international language of the world, write to us. |
Wela ap Ro rebal zeka in ace ducak, racaf ur durab? Uf ni, ac aq wem jekab apa? | Is there a Ro study group in your city, family or school? If not, will you yourself start one? |
Fabac ace rebad il ap rogzal; daec ag if ap pipak ud pipac ag id abz. | Shape your idea into a sentence; place it upon a postcard and mail it to us. |
Ruf id ap sibar in aj ax racam; vosal ad ur af ril av abz el viber. | Write to a friend in any other nation; let him or her know what we are doing. |
Ac wel rev av ab ro id ac? Ac wuk reb in Ro? | Do you understand what I say to you? Can you think in Ro? |
Ye, ab rev av ac ro id ab, ud ab yuk reb in Ro. | Yes, I understand what you say to me, and I can think in Ro. |
Abz kas id ac abze sifabz ud cim giy seqavz. | We send to you our greetings and best wishes. |
Giyo tagab, abe sibar. Abz hab lafof bicak til taf, we ne? | Good morning, my friend. We have beautiful weather today, do we not? |
Asi ag el, yi. Ac el lico ab selab. | So it is, truly. You are well I hope. |
Giyo tagnab, Raday Jones. Ab ne relef ac is ap gib ta. Ac wefa ol ducaf? | Good evening, Mr. Jones. I have not seen you for a long time. Have you been out of town? |
Ye, Rafyak Brown. Ab ketek if ap kecal id Boston ud efa is zabax tafz in at detab. Ab zikatek dasam tik taf. | Yes, Miss Brown. I went on an expedition to Boston and have been for ten days in the east. I returned home yesterday. |
Ab rivac ac relek ace rafat avit ac eka in Boston. Awi el af? | I suppose you saw your sister when you were in Boston. How is she? |
Ye, ab relek af ud afe radam ud agze godod radac. Agz eka zuc lico. | Yes, I saw her and her husband and their little boy. They were all well. |
Birab el at bira cim gol at bisa. Ag kecab oc at bisa in zaqaq birado tafz. | Mercury is the planet nearest the sun. It travels around the sun in eighty-eight terrestrial days. |
Resources[]
- Free ebooks on Google Books
- Ro on the English Wikipedia
- Ro at LangMaker
- Ro on Ideopedia
- Ro dictionary at sorabji.com
- Ro on Yahoo Groups