Dothraki language 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", where it is spoken by the Dothraki, nomadic inhabitants of the Dothraki Sea. The language was developed for the TV series by the linguist David J. Peterson, working off the Dothraki words and phrases in Martin's novels. , 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
Dothraki language languages as Turkish, Russian, Estonian, Inuktitut and Swahili. David J. Peterson and his development of the Dothraki language were featured on an April 8, 2012 episode of CNN's "The Next List". He went on to create the Valyrian languages for season 3 of "Game of Thrones". Peterson and his development of Dothraki were also featured on the January 8, 2017 episode of "To Tell the Truth". The Dothraki language was developed under two significant constraints. First, the language had to match the uses already put down in the books. Secondly, it had to be easily pronounceable or learnable by the