Dothraki

Coined by American writer and television producer (b. 1948) George R. R. Martin. Its fictional derivation is borrowed from Dothraki Dothraki (literally “[we] ride”).

Dothraki

1. A constructed language created for, and spoken in, the Game of Thrones television adaptation in 2011.

   Synonym: Dothrakian

   • 2010 September-October, Jim Henry, “Dothraki and Esperanto: an interview with language creator David J. Peterson”, in Usona Esperantisto‎^[1], →ISSN, page 9:

     For example, in Dothraki something done in secret is done torga essheyi—literally, “under a roof”.

   • 2011 October 15, Stephen D. Rogers, A Dictionary of Made-Up Languages: From Adûnaic to Elvish, Zaum to Klingon— the Anwa (Real) Origins of Invented Lexicons, Avon: Adams Media, →ISBN, →OL, page 54:

     Dothraki has four vowels.

   • 2012 October 4, “Andy's Ancestry” (2:51), in The Office (US), season 9, episode 3, spoken by Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson):

     You want to learn a really impressive second language? Try Dothraki. Win over any man in my guild.

   • 2012 October 31, Laura Wright, “UT Language Creation Society invites students to learn origins of newer languages”, in The Daily Texan‎^[2], Austin, Tex.: Texas Student Media, University of Texas at Austin, published 8 April 2013, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 August 2020:

     You might be familiar with more a priori conlangs than you think: The Klingon language from the television series "Star Trek," the Na’vi language from the movie "Avatar," and the Dothraki language from the television series "Game of Thrones" are all examples of a priori languages.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Dothraki.

• Dothrakian

• Category:Dothraki language
• Appendix:Dothraki

• World of A Song of Ice and Fire § Dothraki Sea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dothraki language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• David J[oshua] Peterson (2011–present) Dothraki: A Language of Fire and Blood.