At this point my work on вЂGame of ThronesвЂ™ is done for the season, so later this year IвЂ™m anticipating working on the next season of вЂGame of ThronesвЂ™, the next season of вЂThe 100вЂ™, hopefully a second season of вЂThe Shannara Chronicles,вЂ™ if it gets picked up, and then next year perhaps a second season of вЂEmerald City,вЂ™ which will likely debut sometime this year. There was only one line in the show, though. Peterson:В вЂњI did, in fact, create a language for the giants last season called Mag Nuk. GeekWire: Any new languages on the horizon, either for вЂњGame of ThronesвЂќ or other Hollywood projects? Are there new types of words/phrases that had to be worked out for the new season? For example, what language do the giants speak? Consequently I donвЂ™t use other languages as вЂmodels.вЂ™ I just build the language from the ground up.вЂќ I donвЂ™t select the structure of a language: I create it. High Valyrian didnвЂ™t have anywhere near the representation that Dothraki did in the books there was much less to go on. Peterson: вЂњI started working on Dothraki in the summer of 2009 when Dave and Dan hired the Language Creation Society to run a contest to create the language. MartinвЂ™s books, and IвЂ™m guessing a similar number of High Valyrian phrases? How do you select the structure of a constructed language? GeekWire:В At what point did you get involved in Dothraki and Valyrian? I understand that you built on only about 30 Dothraki words in George R.R. In an email Q&A with GeekWire, Peterson talked about the genesis of Dothraki and whatвЂ™s next for WesterosвЂ™ linguistic maester:

HereвЂ™s this yearвЂ™s winning entry in Dothraki, from Zhalio: PetersonД«ut thatвЂ™s not all: On one of his websites,, Peterson delights inВ laying out the detailed vocabulary and grammar for the languages heвЂ™s made up, explaining how those languages translate into HBO screen time, andВ putting on haiku contests for his fans. The 35-year-old also created a fictional High Valyrian language for the nobles on вЂњGame of Thrones,вЂќ as well as the Mag Nuk tongue that a giant spoke last season (вЂњLokh kif rukh?вЂќ вЂ¦ which roughly translates into вЂњWhat the are you looking at?вЂќ) David J. It was Peterson who constructed an entire language for the Dothraki, building on the smattering of words that appear in the George R.R.

Peterson has a lot of say over what those horse lords say. This seasonвЂ™s plot twists on HBOвЂ™s вЂњGame of ThronesвЂќ are closely guarded secrets, but you can bet youвЂ™ll be hearing a lot from the horse lords known as the Dothraki, who have Queen Daenerys in their power as the season begins. Khal Drogo (played by Jason Momoa) gives someone an earful in Dothraki during an episode of HBOвЂ™s вЂњGame of Thrones.вЂќ (Credit: HBO) Northwest Women VC & Angel Investor List.2025 Podcast вЂ“ sponsored by Northern Trust.Geek Real Estate by Realogics SothebyвЂ™s.Junior Geek of the Month presented by Northern Trust.Health Tech Podcast presented by Premera.Geek Life presented by First Tech Federal Credit Union.Startups presented by Madrona Venture Group.

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