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Constructed languages

Professor explains his creation of Dothraki language for HBO’s Game of Thrones TV series

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

When HBO decided to turn George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones into a TV series, they realized they needed to turn the Dothraki language written about in the book into an actual, spoken language. They turned to a California professor, David J. Peterson, who specialized in making up languages.

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