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From Klingon to Dothraki: How sci-fi languages shape worlds
Twenty Thousand Hertz
The Language of the Warriors and Game of Throne
Dothraki is the language of the warrior clans and game of thrones. David thought he had created the next big conlang that would take on a life of its own, essentially the next Klingon. He was hired to create languages for sci-fi fantasy worlds but they didn't take off either. His main theory is that Avatar appealed to a younger audience that has the time and energy to learn a constructed language from a fantasy world.
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