Athchomar chomakea! Welcome to the Dothraki language blog. Here I’ll discuss the Dothraki language, and things related to it. Posts here will likely be specific, and more or less direct responses to questions or comments posted by community members of Dothraki.org, or right here on the blog (or elsewhere [e.g. via e-mail (or in question form at various places I happen to be at)]). For a general introduction to the Dothraki language itself, I recommend heading over to the Dothraki Language Wiki hosted by Dothraki.org.
For new visitors, my name is David Peterson, and I created the Dothraki language for HBO’s Game of Thrones. For the time being, this will, more or less, be the place to get updates on the status of the language. Thanks for stopping by!
To get the ball rolling on the whole blog thing, I have a small announcement. Next week I’m going to be presenting one of the concurrent sessions at Concordia College‘s Faith, Reason & World Affairs Symposium. My session’s entitled “To Live a Wooden Life: The Art and Humanity of Language Creation” (for a short description, go here). I’ll be talking Dothraki and conlanging, so if you live in western Minnesota, or even eastern North Dakota, come on by! I’ll be glad to see you.
I’ll probably either be gearing up for the above symposium or at it for, like, a week, so in the interim, if you have topics you’d like me to address about Dothraki or something related to it, write a comment on this post, or head over to this subforum at the Dothraki forums and write it there. The only rule is that I will not be discussing anything specific about the upcoming season of Game of Thrones, or speculating about seasons beyond.
Oh, actually, one more thing. The show is a dramatization of a series of books which many people have read, but there are those who only know what’s happened in season 1 of the show (and many also who have read some but not all of the books). In the comments, I’d like to ask you to respect those who haven’t read ahead and don’t want future revelations spoiled. For those who know the series, there are a lot of big events which can be spoiled, but it’s always fun to come to them fresh, so let those revelations come in their due course for as many readers/watchers as possible.
That’s it for post #1! Thanks for reading.
Athchomar chomakea! Bienvenidos al blog del idioma Dothraki. Aquí discutiré el lenguaje Dothraki, y temas relacionados con él. Muy probablemente las entradas aquí van a ser específicas, y más o menos respuestas directas a preguntas o comentarios posteados por miembros de la comunidad Dothraki.org, o aquí mismo en el blog ( o en algún otro lugar [ej.: vía e-mail (o en forma de pregunta en los varios lugares donde me encuentre)]). Para una introducción general al lenguaje Dothraki en sí mismo, recomiendo dirigirse a la Wiki del Lenguaje Dothraki hosteada por Dothraki.org.
Para los nuevos visitantes, mi nombre es David Peterson, y creé el lenguaje Dothraki para Juego de Tronos de HBO. Por el momento, éste va a ser, más o menos, el lugar donde encontrar actualizaciones sobre el estado del lenguaje. ¡Gracias por darse una vuelta!
Para empezar a hacer rodar la pelota en el tema del blog, tengo un pequeño anuncio: La próxima semana me voy a estar presentando en una de las sesiones del Faith, Reason & World Affairs Symposium de Concordia College. Mi sesión se titula “Vivir una vida de madera: el arte y humanidad de la creación de lenguaje” (para una descripción corta, haz clic aquí). Estaré hablando sobre el Dothraki y sobre crear conlangs, así que si vives en el oeste de Minnesota, o incluso al este de Dakota del Norte, ¡ven! Estaré encantado de verte.
Probablemente estaré yendo para el antes mencionado simposio o en él por más o menos una semana, así que en el ínterin, si tienes temas que te gustaría que toque sobre el Dothraki o algo relacionado con él, escríbeme un comentario en esta entrada, o dirígete hacia este subforum en los forums del Dothraki y escríbeme ahí. La única regla es que no discutiré nada específico sobre la próxima temporada de Juego de Tronos, o especulando sobre temporadas siguientes.
Ah, por cierto, una cosa más. El programa es una dramatización de una serie de libros que mucha gente ha leído, pero hay aquellos que sólo saben lo que ocurrió en la primera temporada (y también muchos que han leído varios pero no todos los libros). En los comentarios me gustaría pedirles que respeten a aquellos que no se adelantaron con la lectura y no quieren que se les arruinen futuras revelaciones. Para aquellos que conocen la serie, hay un montón de grandes eventos que pueden ser arruinados, pero siempre es divertido llegar a ellos como novedad, así que dejen que esas revelaciones lleguen a su debido momento a tantos lectores/espectadores como sea posible.
Eso es todo para la entrada n° 1! Gracias por leer.
Traducción por Najahho
Athchomar chomakea! Bienvenue au Blog de la langue dothraki ! C’est ici où je vais traiter de la langue dothraki, et tout autre sujet à propos de celle-ci. Les postes ici seront probablement assez spécifiques, en tant que j’y répondrai directement aux questions et aux commentaires postés sur Dothraki.org, ici sur le blog, ou ailleurs par e-mail (ou quiquonque autre forme, à quiquonque autre endroit où l’on me pose des questions). Pour une introduction générale à la langue dothraki elle-même, je recommande que vous jetiez un coup d’oeil vers le Dothraki Language Wiki mis en place par Dothraki.org.
Aux nouveaux visiteurs : je m’appelle David Peterson, et c’est moi qui a créé la langue Dothraki pour l’émission Game of Thrones. de la chaîne américaine HBO. Pour le moment, ça sera ici l’endroit it pour se renseigner du statut actuel de la langue. Merci d’être passé !
Afin de faire démarrer ce machin, je vais faire une petite annonce. La semaine prochaine, je vais présenter un discours à l’une des sessions concurrentes au Faith, Reason & World Affairs Symposium de Concordia College. Ma session s’entitule “To Live a Wooden Life: The Art and Humanity of Language Creation” (une brève description se trouve ici). On va discuter le dothraki et le conlanging, alors si vous habitez vers l’ouest du Minnesota, ou même côté est du Dakota du Nord, venez ! Je serai content de vous voir.
Je serai probablement en train de me préparer pour la ci-dessus mentionée conférence, ou là, pendant environ une semaine. Donc dans l’entretemps, s’il y a des sujets autour de la langue dothraki auxquels vous aimeriez me voir m’adresser, écrivez une commentaire ici, ou bien passez à ce subforum aux forums langue dothraki et écrivez-la là-bas. La seule règle, c’est que je ne vais pas discuter rien de spécifique à propos de la saison à venir de Game of Thrones, ni spéculer à propos des saisons d’après.
Ah oui, mais en faite, il reste une chose de plus : L’émission est une dramatisation d’une série de livres que de nombreux ont lu. Mais pourtant y en a qui ne savent que ce qui s’est passé dans la première saison de l’émission (et de nombreux aussi qui ont lu plusieurs, mais pas tous les livres). Dans les commentaires, j’aimerais vous demander de respecter ceux qui ont pas lu au-delà de l’émission, et qui ne veulent pas tomber sur des spoilers des révélations futures. Pour ceux qui connaissent la série, on sait qu’il y a beaucoup d’événements importants et donc de spoilers possibles. Et c’est toujours plus marrant d’y arriver encore naïf, donc SVP laissez à autant de lecteurs et de mateurs possible venir naturellement ces révélations au fur et à mesure.
Athchomar chomakea! Congratulations, David on your nifty new blogsite. I like the nice look of the site, and I hope you get lots of visitors!
Here are a couple of simple questions to kick things off. How are doubled consonants pronounced differently than single consonants? How about situations where you have something like ssh vs sh?
Hey David, congratulations on this new blog! Nice to see there’s so much interest in Dothraki you had to create this thing .
I have two questions I thought I’d ask here. My first one is peripheral: Dothraki is, as you stated, an unwritten language (in-world that is). So what is that bit that looks suspiciously like written text under the title “Dothraki” in the header of this site?
Let me answer the second question quickly (perhaps I should have included it in the first post). This blog exists because I asked to put it up, and was given permission by both HBO and David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. (Thank you very much, guys!) Before the show aired (and while it aired), there was concern about releasing information about the language because they wanted the experience to be fresh with the first run. Now that the first season has come and gone, they’ve allowed me to release some information.
Oh, and by the way, I asked about a blog specifically because (something you might not know) Paul Frommer has pretty much the same thing—see here. I think Paul’s problem, initially, was one of communication. That got settled, though, and so now he’s able to post to his blog, which is nice for the Na’vi community.
To answer the thrust of your question: Everything is done with permission. And I’m quite grateful to all parties concerned that I’ve been given permission to get this blog up and running.
Athchomar chomakea! Congratulations, David on your nifty new blogsite. I like the nice look of the site, and I hope you get lots of visitors!
Here are a couple of simple questions to kick things off. How are doubled consonants pronounced differently than single consonants? How about situations where you have something like ssh vs sh?
Hey David, congratulations on this new blog! Nice to see there’s so much interest in Dothraki you had to create this thing
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I have two questions I thought I’d ask here. My first one is peripheral: Dothraki is, as you stated, an unwritten language (in-world that is). So what is that bit that looks suspiciously like written text under the title “Dothraki” in the header of this site?
My second question is relatively meta, and I’m not sure how much you are allowed to say about it, but it’s been bothering me for a while so I really have to ask it: Paul Frommer wrote before that he had kept absolutely no right on Na’vi, to the point that he was unable to share material (originally written by him!) without permission from the film studio. You, on the other hand, seem to have no such trouble: you share freely with the community, write your own texts in Dothraki (and share them) without worry, add words in the language however you seem to wish. And yet the notice on the footer of this blog is that the Dothraki language is © HBO. So my question is: what kind of agreement do you have with HBO concerning the Dothraki language?
Let me answer the second question quickly (perhaps I should have included it in the first post). This blog exists because I asked to put it up, and was given permission by both HBO and David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. (Thank you very much, guys!) Before the show aired (and while it aired), there was concern about releasing information about the language because they wanted the experience to be fresh with the first run. Now that the first season has come and gone, they’ve allowed me to release some information.
Oh, and by the way, I asked about a blog specifically because (something you might not know) Paul Frommer has pretty much the same thing—see here. I think Paul’s problem, initially, was one of communication. That got settled, though, and so now he’s able to post to his blog, which is nice for the Na’vi community.
To answer the thrust of your question: Everything is done with permission. And I’m quite grateful to all parties concerned that I’ve been given permission to get this blog up and running.