Re: PIE conlangs [was: Re: Weekly vocab #2]

--- Dirk Elzinga wrote:

> No; _shem_ is from PIE *dhghem- 'land, earth; human
> being' (this from the AHD of IE Roots; my source for
> most of the vocabulary).
AHD? What is that? Until now, I have been gathering my
PIE roots like a bird from here and there, but
frankly, I could use something more extensive.

> There are other IE conlangs which depend in varying
> degrees on the reconstructions of PIE. I lost track
> of how many others have tried this. I remember Tom
> Wier's Degaspregos fondly; I think the name
> Degaspregos is based on the same root as Shemspreg.
Not that much, I'm afraid. The ones I can recall just
now: Talarian-Yllurian-Angeran, Aredos, Thosk,
Calistan, and Vokhomos. Recently added to the list:
Chris Wright's Sturnan and Hansu.
Verdurian and its sister languages look quite
Indo-European as well.
Furthermore, I found a reference to something called
"New Indo-European" or "Dhelsavek", but I couldn't
find anything more about it than the name.
In all modesty: my own interrelated Hattic and Askaic
languages are quite good examples, as well.

All the above languages can (to some degree, at least)
be considered as hypothetical PIE offshoots. Both
Degaspregos and Shemspreg are apparently much closer
to the PIE roots; I seems to me, that they intend to
be rather an effort to make PIE "usable" or something
like that. If I understand you well, both were
originally designed as a kind of IAL.

Jan



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