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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[1]

idhei dʰǵʰm-én-m ei kwih₂ ne-mṛtú- stestoh₂ ... gʷih₃wós-plh1nó-ith₂- sos dh₃tr- kreddheh₁t

this man(ACC.) here because not-die-stands (?) ... life-full-? it giver believes

‘This man is here because he does not want to die. He believes you can give him more life’.[1]

Schleicher's fable

hjewɪs jasmə hwælnə nahəst akʷunsəz dadṛkta,[2]


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

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