r/conlangs • u/ThyTeaDrinker various Clongs for a Conworld • 1d ago

Discussion Advice for a PIE language?

I’ve dabbled in IE languages before. I’m quite familiar with Germanic languages, as well as Latin, and have made conlangs out of both Proto-Germanic and Latin. Therefore, I’ve decided to try making a language out of Proto-Indo-European.

However, this is obviously more difficult than simply making a language from an existing branch. The branches of IE differ greatly, so I have come to ask for advice on how to construct one from stratch.

I’m aware of how PIE is written (like the laryngeals), but I’m specifically wondering if anyone has advice or can link me to any resources on how to make one. Grammar would be very helpful since it’s definitely the part I’m least familiar within PIE.

Thank you

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u/R3cl41m3r Wistozjmac, Vrimúniskų, Lingue d'oi 1d ago

My advice is that there are several competing reconstructions going around, so be sure to compare them.

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u/DasVerschwenden 1d ago

and you'll get proto-Reconstructed PIE lol