Dothraki language
The Dothraki language is a constructed fictional language in George R. R. Martin's fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. It is spoken by the Dothraki, a nomadic people in the series's fictional world. The language was developed for the TV series by the language creator David J. Peterson, working off the Dothraki words and phrases in Martin's novels.
| Dothraki | |
|---|---|
| Lekh Dothraki | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈdɤθɾaki] |
| Created by | George R. R. Martin, David J. Peterson |
| Date | From 2009 |
| Setting and usage | A Song of Ice and Fire, 2011 series Game of Thrones |
| Purpose | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
| IETF | art-x-dothraki |
As of September 2011, the language comprised 3163 words, not all of which have been made public. In 2012, 146 newborn girls in the United States were named "Khaleesi", the Dothraki term for the wife of a khal or ruler, and the title adopted in the series by Daenerys Targaryen. Dothraki and Valyrian have been described by The Economist as "the most convincing fictional tongues since Elvish".