Rootian English - Conlang Profile

Rootian English - Conlang Profile

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Language Name	Rootian English
Language Author	Joris Bollen
Year Began	2004
Site	Rootian English
Broken Link	No
Site Language	English
Language Type	international auxiliary language
Uniqueness	Rootian's main principle is that all its words must be either roots or (natively) composed of roots. Although short roots are allowed to be imported, derived words are not.
Language Sources	Esperanto, Ido and others.
Design Principles	"Rootalness"; words are roots or natively composed of roots. Regularity; grammar is based on English, but slightly modified and highly regularized.
Interest Of Others	People may be interested because of its advantages, like that is readable for people who know normal English. On top of that, extra derivational power is added.
Dictionary	Yes
Etymologies	Yes
Grammar	Yes
Sample Texts	Yes
Unique Script	No
Primer	No
Babel Text	No
Lexicon Size	700
Submitted By	Joris Bollen
Date Submitted	Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Date Edited	Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Date To Headline	Tuesday, October 26, 2004

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