Dothraki (language)

"There is no word for "thank you" in Dothraki."

―Jorah Mormont

Dothraki is the language spoken by the Dothraki people.

Important Terminology

• Dosh khaleen - Widows of deceased khals, who preside over the Dothraki city of Vaes Dothrak. Wise-women who essentially the leaders of the Dothraki religion.
• Khal - Dothraki warlord.
• Khaleesi - The wife of the khal.
• Khalasar - Dothraki clan or tribe, led by a khal.
• Ko - Kos are lieutenants of a khal, commanding subdivisions of a khalasar. On the death of a khal, a ko may try to become the new khal, or split off his own riders to form a new, smaller khalasar.
• Me nem nesa - "it is known"
• Qoy Qoyi - (literally, "blood of my blood") "Bloodrider", a Dothraki warrior that has pledged his life to the service of a khal.
• Vaes Dothrak - the only Dothraki city, located deep within the Dothraki Sea.

Season 1

See: Season One Dothraki Dialogue on Dothraki.org

Season 2

See: Season Two Dothraki Dialogue on Dothraki.org

Season 3

According to an interview with David J. Peterson on Forbes.com in November 2012, there is actually only one line in the Dothraki language in Season 3 of the TV series.

Behind the scenes

The Dothraki language was created by David J. Peterson of the Language Creation Society, and as of May 2011 has a vocabulary of over 2,500 words. He has also worked on other languages for the show, such as Skroth and Asshai'i.

See also

• Language Creation Society
• Dothraki.org - the Learn Dothraki Fansite.
• Dothraki.com - Peterson's blog on Dothraki in the TV series
• Dothraki language on Wikipedia.org