Duolingo, a handy phone app that lets users learn languages on the go, has announced the new addition of "Game of Thrones"-originating High Valyrian to its language instruction programming.
The language structure of High Valyrian was brought to life by a UC Berkeley alumnus named David J. Peterson for the HBO television adaptation of the George R. R. Martin fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire."
Peterson also invented the Dothraki language for the show.
Now, as HBO prepares to debut its penultimate season of the show, Peterson has lent a hand to Duolingo to teach fans of the book and TV series how to speak the language of Daenerys Targaryen and others.
Phrases taught in the program include "Skorverdon zaldrīzoti Daenerys ēza?" ("How many dragons does Daenerys have?"), "Varys zaldrīzerme Dovaogēdī majaqsa" ("Varys admires the indestructible Unsullied"), and of course, "Valar morghulis" ("All men must die").
The program is in beta and is now available to try on the web interface. It will be integrated into iOS and Android apps down the line.
Recently, Peterson returned to his alma mater to teach a summer class at Cal titled, "The Linguistics of Game of Thrones and the Art of Language Invention." The goal of the class, as Peterson explained, was to help students build their own creative ways of communicating.
"They will learn how to create their own language," Peterson said at the time. "How to create writing systems and everything that's involved in that process."
Originally published on SFgate
Phrases taught in the program include "Skorverdon zaldrīzoti Daenerys ēza?" ("How many dragons does Daenerys have?"), "Varys zaldrīzerme Dovaogēdī majaqsa" ("Varys admires the indestructible Unsullied"), and of course, "Valar morghulis" ("All men must die").
The program is in beta and is now available to try on the web interface. It will be integrated into iOS and Android apps down the line.
Recently, Peterson returned to his alma mater to teach a summer class at Cal titled, "The Linguistics of Game of Thrones and the Art of Language Invention." The goal of the class, as Peterson explained, was to help students build their own creative ways of communicating.
"They will learn how to create their own language," Peterson said at the time. "How to create writing systems and everything that's involved in that process."
Originally published on SFgate
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