David J. Peterson, the language creator for HBO's Game of Thrones, explains how to go about creating a fictional language. David breaks down how he constructed the Dothraki and Valyrian languages, and shows us what you need to think about when creating a language of your own.

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David J Peterson created Duolingo's High Valyrian course which you can find here:
https://www.duolingo.com/course/hv/en/Learn-High%20Valyrian

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