Dothraki

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

   Dothraki has four vowels.

   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

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

   2010 September-October, Jim Henry, “Dothraki and Esperanto: an interview with language creator David J. Peterson”, in Usona Esperantisto, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2025, page 9

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

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

   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.

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

   These come courtesy of linguist David J. Peterson, an avid language creator who constructed High Valyrian and Dothraki for HBO's hit fantasy series.

   2023 January 5, Belen Edwards, “High Valyrian from 'Game of Thrones' has four genders. Here's why.”, in Mashable, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2023

   Synonyms: Dothrakian

plural Dothrakis

1. A fictional person who speaks the language in A Song of Ice and Fire and its adaptation Game of Thrones.

   But escaping from 100,000 Dothrakis is impossible, so all Daario and Jorah can do is bar the temple door once Dany is inside with the khals.

   2016 May 16, Alan Eyerly, “'Game of Thrones' recap: Don't mess with Dany or you'll get burned”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 May 2016

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   When I say the Dothraki are horse-mad, I don’t mean to suggest that they collect rosettes for their show ponies and enjoy nothing more than a spot of dressage, oh no.

   2011 September 9, Will Self, “Getting Medieval”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2024