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h₂owis jesm[eh₂] wlh₂neh₂ ne h₁est, h₁ekwons ded[o]rke,
h₂owis jesm[eh₂] wlh₂neh₂ ne h₁est, h₁ekwons ded[o]rke,
avis jasmin varnā na ā ast, dadarka akvams,


''sheep(NOM.) who(GEN.) whool not-is horses(ACC.) saw,''
''sheep(NOM.) who(GEN.) whool not-is horses(ACC.) saw,''
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tom gʷ[h]érh₂um wogʰom ugʰentm, tom megʰ-
tom gʷ[h]érh₂um wogʰom ugʰentm, tom megʰ-
tam vāgham garum vaghantam, tam bhāram magh-


''one heavy wagon(ACC.) pulling, one big''
''one heavy wagon(ACC.) pulling, one big''

Revision as of 04:19, 5 January 2017

Language of the aliens known as "Engineers" in the Prometheus movie, said to be based on PIE.

Movie dialogue

ida hmanəm aɪ kja namṛtuh zdɛ:taha ... ghʷɪvah-pjorn-ɪttham sas da:tṛ kredah

‘This man is here because he does not want to die. He believes you can give him more life’.

Schleicher's fable

hjewɪs jasmə hwælnə nahəst akʷunsəz dadṛkta,

h₂owis jesm[eh₂] wlh₂neh₂ ne h₁est, h₁ekwons ded[o]rke,

avis jasmin varnā na ā ast, dadarka akvams,

sheep(NOM.) who(GEN.) whool not-is horses(ACC.) saw,

təm ghεrmha vagam ugεnthə, təm magh-

tom gʷ[h]érh₂um wogʰom ugʰentm, tom megʰ-

tam vāgham garum vaghantam, tam bhāram magh-

one heavy wagon(ACC.) pulling, one big