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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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@kerovibe
@kerovibe 5 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile the guy making languages for guardians of the galaxy. " I am groot".
@sypwer
@sypwer 5 жыл бұрын
lmfao
@SubKoopa
@SubKoopa 5 жыл бұрын
Its purely tonal language
@kerovibe
@kerovibe 5 жыл бұрын
@@SubKoopa name one tonal language limited to one word.
@pinestraker4840
@pinestraker4840 5 жыл бұрын
@@kerovibe Game Theory did a video about this. There's a language with no words they posed as an example actially. It's made up of whistles.
@SubKoopa
@SubKoopa 5 жыл бұрын
@@kerovibe I posted that as a joke but sure lets get upset over a fake alien tree language
@ambivalentllamas373
@ambivalentllamas373 5 жыл бұрын
I have an applied linguistics exam in 5 days. watching this doesn’t feel like procrastinating
@mizuri5921
@mizuri5921 5 жыл бұрын
gl i hate linguistics
@ambivalentllamas373
@ambivalentllamas373 5 жыл бұрын
@@mizuri5921 i do too. thanks!
@ICarpeIDiemI
@ICarpeIDiemI 5 жыл бұрын
Sociolinguistics in 2 days for me :D
@rimbluebooks
@rimbluebooks 5 жыл бұрын
No not at all 👌😂
@rock3tcatU233
@rock3tcatU233 5 жыл бұрын
This is what I tell myself when I have a gynecology exam coming up and I'm stuck in a Pornhub™ loop.
@Shocktroll
@Shocktroll 5 жыл бұрын
Met this guy at a convention once, and basically learned he created at least two languages that never even got used. And one of them was for the White Walkers.
@girv98
@girv98 5 жыл бұрын
Some good conlang and linguistics channels for those that are interested: - Artifexian - Biblaridion - Nativlang - Langfocus - jan Misali - Agma Schwa - Colin Gorrie - Worldbuilding Notes - Nakari Speardane - Xidnaf - Polymathy - Simon Roper - K Klein - Dr. Geoff Lindsey David Peterson also has his own channel, as well as the LangTime Studios channel; where he livestreams every Thursday creating conlangs with fellow conlanger Jessie Sams.
@RedHair651
@RedHair651 5 жыл бұрын
James Girven Xidnaf isn’t terrible, but saying he’s good is a stretch.
@Procrustinator52
@Procrustinator52 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I didn't know few of them. checking out soon
@girv98
@girv98 5 жыл бұрын
@@RedHair651 good as in a helpful resource
@Nae_Ayy
@Nae_Ayy 5 жыл бұрын
@@RedHair651 why?
@chanyeolswife5235
@chanyeolswife5235 5 жыл бұрын
Artificial is the best. He also teach how to create worlds
@zuko1569
@zuko1569 5 жыл бұрын
The only Dothraki language i know is: _Alululululululu_
@mirza6399
@mirza6399 5 жыл бұрын
And A alululululululu to you to sir. Lets meet later at high tea.
@mohammedhisham4071
@mohammedhisham4071 5 жыл бұрын
Stop commenting everywhere
@Bangaly16kaba
@Bangaly16kaba 5 жыл бұрын
Lol
@TheSuperhoden
@TheSuperhoden 5 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@carkod
@carkod 5 жыл бұрын
He is totally right, most Western European can't pull off tone languages. It's awful how American actors speak Mandarin, even Chinese-Americans do it wrong...
@12GabrielMacedo
@12GabrielMacedo 5 жыл бұрын
Someone needs to teach the Dothraki how to say “I’m outta here this fight ain’t for me chief”. That’s my take
@noonecares616
@noonecares616 5 жыл бұрын
Dude where were you during the battle of winterfell
@anastasiyakozyrev9226
@anastasiyakozyrev9226 5 жыл бұрын
@@noonecares616 😂😂😂😂😂
@noonecares616
@noonecares616 5 жыл бұрын
@@anastasiyakozyrev9226 they hyped this dude for seven seasons and during the battle was nowhere to be found
@anastasiyakozyrev9226
@anastasiyakozyrev9226 5 жыл бұрын
@@noonecares616 True
@noonecares616
@noonecares616 5 жыл бұрын
@@anastasiyakozyrev9226 i was soo disappointed tbh
@cecin7042
@cecin7042 5 жыл бұрын
I hope that David make the dothraki on duolingo. I can't believe that you can learn valyrian on duolingo is so amazing.
@gulsahfidan2112
@gulsahfidan2112 5 жыл бұрын
Ceci N OMG, you can learn valyrian on duolingo??!!! 😱
@ElizabethHanchett
@ElizabethHanchett 5 жыл бұрын
He did! Both Dothraki and High Valyrian courses on Duolingo were created and developed by him.
@guacamoshakrtveli4455
@guacamoshakrtveli4455 4 жыл бұрын
@@marissaurias5116 because it's only for English-speaking people
@guacamoshakrtveli4455
@guacamoshakrtveli4455 4 жыл бұрын
@@marissaurias5116 you were right, I've thought that I've seen it
@heyok3244
@heyok3244 4 жыл бұрын
yeah waste your time learning a language nobody ever gonna use instead of learning some languages that's actually important
@mariostret
@mariostret 5 жыл бұрын
"and the object is the woman" just like the Dothraki
@farahiccol3424
@farahiccol3424 5 жыл бұрын
lol
@jz-thetwoletters1174
@jz-thetwoletters1174 5 жыл бұрын
I was actively looking for this comment
@jstnnnnn
@jstnnnnn 5 жыл бұрын
Same
@farahiccol3424
@farahiccol3424 5 жыл бұрын
@@jamedlamed3982 for the dothraki, kind of
@jamedlamed3982
@jamedlamed3982 5 жыл бұрын
@@farahiccol3424 i dont know a single thing about got
@ZHL242
@ZHL242 5 жыл бұрын
Wired definitely needs another channel just devoted to linguistics lol
@armorsmith43
@armorsmith43 5 жыл бұрын
ZHL242 check out langfocus and xifmod
@eskipotato
@eskipotato 5 жыл бұрын
yuh didnt expect to see my favorite transcription boi here
@drago7466
@drago7466 5 жыл бұрын
eskipotato same 😂
@llarry2009
@llarry2009 4 жыл бұрын
@@eskipotato he has his own channel too
@melodyfussell829
@melodyfussell829 3 жыл бұрын
Bring in Erik Singer. Please.
@cyrusdastoor999
@cyrusdastoor999 5 жыл бұрын
Anyone notice how his thumbs look like normal fingers?
@yoloswaggins2161
@yoloswaggins2161 5 жыл бұрын
dude WHAAAAAAT
@latenitebored
@latenitebored 5 жыл бұрын
Cyrus Dastoor lmao he just has long, skinny thumbs. Good eye though.
@pepsiforever1
@pepsiforever1 5 жыл бұрын
latenitebored NO WAY...he DEFINITELY has something wrong with his thumbs especially the left one. I think the position of the actual thumb is angled weird....like an ape
@hojdog
@hojdog 5 жыл бұрын
cannot unsee
@HappinessOrDeath
@HappinessOrDeath 5 жыл бұрын
Whoaaaaa wtffff
@mertensduplooy8870
@mertensduplooy8870 5 жыл бұрын
Butterfly in Afrikaans (my first language) is "skoenlapper", which directly translates to "shoe flapper".
@shariff6155
@shariff6155 3 жыл бұрын
bruuuuuuuuh
@dollykumo2959
@dollykumo2959 3 жыл бұрын
Okay , but why ? 😭
@CloveBunny
@CloveBunny 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@holdenfunk7411
@holdenfunk7411 3 жыл бұрын
kumo narazi I mean, why is our butter flying?
@dollykumo2959
@dollykumo2959 3 жыл бұрын
@@holdenfunk7411 dude idk why you people do that . I speak Arabic & we just have a name for it like any other thing .
@silentnitedeadlynite
@silentnitedeadlynite 5 жыл бұрын
This guy spent twice the amount of time creating languages used in maybe a couple hundred lines of dialogue, than did Weiss and Benioff creating the whole of season 6.
@samirmuhammad1781
@samirmuhammad1781 Жыл бұрын
season 8
@jaykaufman9782
@jaykaufman9782 Жыл бұрын
And it shows.
@Mysterialic
@Mysterialic 5 жыл бұрын
How to say "lol you thought we were all gone pfft" in Dothraki?
@noonecares616
@noonecares616 5 жыл бұрын
Yer dirge kisha evoon gwe.... There you go buddy
@jomouzio4443
@jomouzio4443 5 жыл бұрын
@@noonecares616 w8 for real? Can people actually speak the language, that must be an awesome party trick lmao
@Jacob-zc3ks
@Jacob-zc3ks 5 жыл бұрын
Joao Sr1l -_- It’s not, people just think you’re weird. Anha vos vindelat dranekh maisi yeri, zhey ifaki.
@jomouzio4443
@jomouzio4443 5 жыл бұрын
@@Jacob-zc3ks yo for real i think thats awesome, that mustve taken some dedication, kudos to you, although i have no idea what u just said
@noonecares616
@noonecares616 5 жыл бұрын
You know there is like a dictionary thing for dothraki right
@rinhd1977
@rinhd1977 5 жыл бұрын
Even after watching I still dont get it how language is made
@justblaze4707
@justblaze4707 5 жыл бұрын
It's a guide to make a cookie cutter, then when he wants to make a word to fit the situation, he puts it into his table and tests out the way it interacts with the surrounding lexicon
@petrino
@petrino 5 жыл бұрын
Chenza at court, the court of silence Darmok and Jalad on the ocean Darmok on the ocean Kadir beneath Mo Moteh Kira at Bashi Kiteo, his eyes closed Rai and Jiri at Lungha Shaka, when the walls fell Sokath, his eyes uncovered/opened Temba, at rest
@fabienlehenaff2742
@fabienlehenaff2742 5 жыл бұрын
you need to understand the rules of your own language first ( tenses, cases, vocabulary, grammar, etc...). Otherwise its like trying to write a song without even knowing what chords and rhythms are.
@ens0246
@ens0246 5 жыл бұрын
@@petrino Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel
@kuro13wolf
@kuro13wolf 5 жыл бұрын
​@Eric Beller You okay there? Here, let me unscramble that for you. "This is more about syntax and grammar rather than philosophical considerations except in specific examples."
@JazzyFlo15
@JazzyFlo15 Жыл бұрын
"My largest language, Dothraki, has 4,000 words" And yet there's no word for "thank you" I love it 🤣
@MinMinn192
@MinMinn192 Жыл бұрын
So not only did he create a made-up, realistic language, he injected it with made-up, realistic cultural context. Pretty impressive if you ask me.
@LeReubzRic
@LeReubzRic 3 ай бұрын
English has, like, 100,000 words
@tristensanz7058
@tristensanz7058 3 ай бұрын
​@@LeReubzRic Yes, but most of that is jargon and very obscure stuff. 4000 words is around 95 percent of word we actually use day to day
@LeReubzRic
@LeReubzRic 3 ай бұрын
@@tristensanz7058 ok
@emilykolaja2816
@emilykolaja2816 5 жыл бұрын
As a linguistics student, I am loving all this language-related content lately. I've had the desire to create the basics of my own conlang for a while now, and this really motivated me to get started. I also loved hearing the basics of the subject explained to me again, but in terms of constructing a language rather than studying existing ones. Hoping to see more of David too!
@the_doomcliff
@the_doomcliff 10 ай бұрын
How is it going with the conlang mate?
@Lightologyy
@Lightologyy 5 жыл бұрын
Here you go guys ♥ 1. What is the point? 2. Is it written, spoken, or signed? 3. Sounds. A. Consonants and Vowels B. Syllables C. Stress and Intonation • Stress Language: English (You have to stress the word by the letters). • Tone Language: Chinese (The actual pitch that you speak the Vallot is important). 4. Grammer. - Adjectives - Adverbs (thee main types) * Manner, Time, Place - Prepositions, Postpostitions - Determiners, Demonstratives Nouns:- • Singular vs Plural • dual or trail • nothing • Case • Gender • Masculine vs. Feminine • Big vs. Large • Living vs. Non-Living • Natural vs. Non-natural • Tool vs. Plant • High Valyrian Nouns • 4 Numbers • 8 Cases • 4 Genders Verbs 5. Sentence Structure. “The man [Subject] sees [Verb] the woman [Object].” Subject + Verb + Object 6. Derivation. Teach > Teacher Jelmio [wind] > Jelmazma [big wind] 7. Miscellaneous. - Writing Systems:- • Alphabet: Characters for vowels and consonants. [English] • Abjad: Charactes for consonants only. [Arabic] • Abugida: Main glyph for a consonant and some sort of a little addition for a vowel. [Hindi] • Logography: Glyphs that stand for entire word or parts of words or maybe more than one word depending on how it works [Chinese] 8. Lexicon The words of the language:- “Think about riding a horse, starting a fire, and think about what goes into that scenario, what’s happening, and what will speakers of this language have words for, with respect to that scenario.” 9. Create a reference. • Grammer and dictionary.
@dilek92
@dilek92 Жыл бұрын
it was cool to see he recommended to study turkish along with japanese and french because i've realized that dothraki's grammar is similar to turkish. it was a great video!
@ayoubelamrani6920
@ayoubelamrani6920 5 жыл бұрын
Once you see his thumbs, you can't unsee them.
@nathanwilliams4005
@nathanwilliams4005 5 жыл бұрын
You mean his 2nd index finger?
@sinaimuse6562
@sinaimuse6562 5 жыл бұрын
Shut up !! LOLOL
@chrisp8458
@chrisp8458 4 жыл бұрын
😹😹😹 he has the e.t ouuuchhhhee’s 💀💀💀
@mulanfrantic
@mulanfrantic 5 жыл бұрын
"I do syllable mostly because I am not convinced that actors will pull off a tone language correctly." HAHAHAHA
@baptistefaussat
@baptistefaussat 5 жыл бұрын
He's right, for instance the actors of Firefly speak terrible Mandarin.
@mulanfrantic
@mulanfrantic 5 жыл бұрын
@@baptistefaussat Very true, and I find it funny every time someone acknowledges it.
@MenloMarseilles
@MenloMarseilles 2 жыл бұрын
in his book he mentions a bunch of other things like this... for example in English the p/t/k sounds are usually pronounced with a puff of air (the difference between the "t" in "talk" and the "t" in "stalk") - many languages don't do that, but native Engilsh speakers don't notice we're doing it & it's hard to stop doing it, so he had to make Dothraki allow it too
@TeagueChrystie
@TeagueChrystie 5 жыл бұрын
I was expecting this to be a good primer for conlangs. This was actually a *great* primer for conlangs. Well done, guy!
@scikick
@scikick 5 жыл бұрын
Butterfly in Nepali is called 'putali'. And the female genitalia is called 'puti'. Now I'm no expert, but I think the elders were on to something here.
@leeahh747
@leeahh747 5 жыл бұрын
scikick in my language puti means white
@oxigen85
@oxigen85 5 жыл бұрын
Butterfly in Hungarian is "pillangó". The same word is used as a slang for hookers.
@TheHarpyen
@TheHarpyen 3 жыл бұрын
I once spontaneously used mariposa del carne (butterfly of flesh) talking to a Spanish native speaker. He totally got it . 🤣 nepali rocks.
@anamo123456789
@anamo123456789 5 жыл бұрын
We need a meeting of him and the vocal coach dude
@robertschlesinger1342
@robertschlesinger1342 5 жыл бұрын
Fascinating video describing a logical set of procedures for creating a language. The presentation was clear, logical (almost algorithmic), and informative. I hope you prepare and post sequels to this great video.
@saramiele4662
@saramiele4662 5 жыл бұрын
This dude will help me pass my linguistics exam he made me review all the program in just 13 minutes
@MoliSuper
@MoliSuper 5 жыл бұрын
Butterfly in Icelandic is "Fiðrildi" which literally means "a Feathered Creature".....I think
@LaydayEruanna
@LaydayEruanna 5 жыл бұрын
I could listen to this guy teach all day. Please have more videos with him. I like the editing you do, too.
@BHNative
@BHNative 5 жыл бұрын
I envy this guy's brain. This was waaaay more interesting than I was expecting.
@ghasos
@ghasos 5 жыл бұрын
this is absolutely the coolest video i have ever watched THANK YOU
@danis7070
@danis7070 5 жыл бұрын
As a speech and language pathologist, this was very interesting to watch!
@sofiamanolakis8214
@sofiamanolakis8214 5 жыл бұрын
In my 4th year of linguisitics and you reignited my love for it! Thanks!
@Sporacle
@Sporacle 5 жыл бұрын
DId he say, Dothraki suberts the expectations?.... this thing runs deep
@StewartFletcher
@StewartFletcher 5 жыл бұрын
"He throat rip. She throat rip. They throat it."
@retrofilmwork
@retrofilmwork 4 жыл бұрын
Wtf
@jeffevans9853
@jeffevans9853 3 жыл бұрын
Ah, the Schrutean compound.
@user-pm2gn8sr6y
@user-pm2gn8sr6y 3 жыл бұрын
😆
@yokingstream1005
@yokingstream1005 3 жыл бұрын
FOTH AGGENDAK FOTH AGGENDI FOTH AGGENDA
@estherd.b.16
@estherd.b.16 5 жыл бұрын
Last year, Peterson was a speaker at an event in Belgium which I attended. His talk was so interesting and inspiring. Fascinating stuff, linguistics and conlanging!
@Yuni009
@Yuni009 5 жыл бұрын
This is sooo interesting!! I kinda wanna know more about languages and be friends with this man
@veggiesupreme3556
@veggiesupreme3556 5 жыл бұрын
it's cool to see someone so passionate about their profession
@Yuni009
@Yuni009 5 жыл бұрын
@@veggiesupreme3556 ive subscribed to his channel. It was real cool to learn some more about that and very jmpressive that he can tell apart different sounds when (for many people) our brains kinda go 'deaf' on sounds that are not part if our native language in our adult lives. I stan this man!
@kuro13wolf
@kuro13wolf 5 жыл бұрын
​@@Yuni009 If you liked this you're gonna love their accent critique series that man is just as passionate and it also teaches you a lot about language.
@Yuni009
@Yuni009 5 жыл бұрын
@@kuro13wolf sweet! Ill defo check it out, thanks!! Bring on the smart side of me which wants to learn stuff instead of drinking.. yay!! 😂
@Yuni009
@Yuni009 5 жыл бұрын
@@Lightologyy haha not sure ho thatd go!
@ChelseaFCallday2
@ChelseaFCallday2 5 жыл бұрын
this stuff is so interesting, I love when you guys make videos like this
@GeneraNothing
@GeneraNothing 5 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe I got to meet this guy and get a picture and conversation with him when he came down to my college, UAB. He’s an absolute genius
@Aravzil
@Aravzil 5 жыл бұрын
That was really interesting. Good simple editing too.
@yulana990
@yulana990 5 жыл бұрын
Yes! I was so fascinated finding out the Dothraki language that reminded me of persian and arabian was a constructed language, and immediately wanted to know more about David. So cool to see someone that like JRR created a language, but in modern time so I can actually get some tips 😂 Thanks for this video. I hope someday I can create a language aswell for my future stories.
@mr.knightthedetective7435
@mr.knightthedetective7435 5 жыл бұрын
0:35 I once actually used a similar idea on my fanfic aliens. They were called Y'hmma and they spoke in sign languages. But not in a normal way, they could morph their fingers into strange symbols. Another thing about their sign language is that they are telepathic in nature. You would literally know what they meant to say if they morphed their fingers.
@roncom4321
@roncom4321 5 жыл бұрын
KZfaq Algorithm: *Hey, I know you've never watched anything GOT related here on youtube, but hey! I'mma shove this in your recommended anyway :)*
@YunisRajab
@YunisRajab 5 жыл бұрын
You know it's not just based on things you watch, right?
@6ixlxrd
@6ixlxrd 4 жыл бұрын
@@YunisRajab It's geared towards recommending you things similar or in the same genre as what you've watched. I watched a cooking video and the next minute Gordon Ramsay, Babish, and a lot of other chefs were in my recommended.
@dimaxbarnes6425
@dimaxbarnes6425 4 жыл бұрын
The *r sound* David: I’m sorry for that one Spanish speakers: finally
@tommipeltovuori4869
@tommipeltovuori4869 3 жыл бұрын
And finnish speakers
@Ignisan_66
@Ignisan_66 2 жыл бұрын
And basically everyone else on the planet except native english speakers.
@cellularautomaton.
@cellularautomaton. 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ignisan_66 actually, mandarin chinese doesn't have a trilled r either, and english and mandarin account for around a third of the earth's population
@grex951
@grex951 4 жыл бұрын
This really did help alot. I've been so confused on how to make a language but this cleared up so much for me :)
@tristantaylor5214
@tristantaylor5214 5 жыл бұрын
....Tolkien: "Hold my beer"
@remis.4565
@remis.4565 5 жыл бұрын
I met this guy at UC Berkeley and he was amazing
@VMRVid
@VMRVid 5 жыл бұрын
Him: I never have a favorite word in any language. Me: Schmetterling Him: Look up the word for butterfly.
@getcrafty8251
@getcrafty8251 4 жыл бұрын
He actually made this a lot easier for me to understand rather than the other YT videos I’ve watched. I shall go and continue my artlang :D
@dcphillips1991
@dcphillips1991 5 жыл бұрын
This is a really interesting video, you can tell the person knows there topic well and is passionate about it.
@marielediehl4246
@marielediehl4246 5 жыл бұрын
I understood so much about languages listening to this! Thank you:)
@takeapil4568
@takeapil4568 5 жыл бұрын
I'm just as confused as I was after watching this video
@girv98
@girv98 5 жыл бұрын
I'd suggest Artifexian and biblaridion. They go into it a bit more
@bb-cc8hh
@bb-cc8hh 5 жыл бұрын
You need to have studied different sub disciplines in Linguistics to fully understand everything he mentions.
@cogithefool4284
@cogithefool4284 5 жыл бұрын
@@LauM he doesn't even make an exhaustive IPA consonants. He put approximant for everything else.
@Luis_Domingos
@Luis_Domingos 5 жыл бұрын
@@cogithefool4284 I'm still looking for someone to tell me how I can make a glottal stop at the start of a word, I don't think my glottis works that way 😭🤣 And at least he didn't scare anyone with cases in Finnish and Hungarian - that's something they need to find on their own :D
@matthuckabey007
@matthuckabey007 5 жыл бұрын
Well, your English sucks so you do not have much hope to begin with.
@juniorballs6025
@juniorballs6025 5 жыл бұрын
That was utterly fascinating, explained really well too 👍
@Curlzyness
@Curlzyness 5 жыл бұрын
Phonetics lesson by David J Peterson, I wish this was posted back when I was a 1st year student of English.
@katiee9152
@katiee9152 Жыл бұрын
I love this guy for creating the beautiful language for game of thrones ♥️
@marine_flower
@marine_flower 5 жыл бұрын
I’m starting my first year at university in a few months and I’ll be studying linguistics, so this video was particularly interesting and enjoyable for me. I especially liked the advice about studying unrelated languages since as a native speaker of Russian who is also studying English and Korean I can assure you that this recommendation is really good. Being immersed into these three completely different languages has definitely broadened my horizons!
@bds8715
@bds8715 5 ай бұрын
How did your degree go? 🤔
@marine_flower
@marine_flower 5 ай бұрын
@@bds8715 What a throwback! haha I now have a bachelor’s degree in linguistics (with honours :P) and I’ve recently started my master’s degree - linguistics as well. Oh, and I’ve added Swedish to my roster of languages, so that's been fun!
@bds8715
@bds8715 5 ай бұрын
@@marine_flower wow that’s awesome! Congrats 🥳 My curiosity got the best of me 😆 If I were to study linguistics I think I’d study how different languages approach word class/parts of speech
@sammy3212321
@sammy3212321 5 жыл бұрын
This guy took a hodgepodge of vocabulary and fabricated a rich and holistic conlang that remained true to the culture and tells a story of civilisation all on its own. Astounding dude.
@Corlwow
@Corlwow 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'd run out of lectures of his to watch. This is v helpful.
@kirisuta8496
@kirisuta8496 5 жыл бұрын
Ah I’m glad I’m welsh - got brought up being able to make a lot of weird sounds. Like the rolling rs and the ch sounds and the ll sounds. It’s handy in that respect.
@timmsattler3414
@timmsattler3414 5 жыл бұрын
Kiri Suta i bet you cant pronounce Brötchen, it’s German
@Luis_Domingos
@Luis_Domingos 5 жыл бұрын
@@timmsattler3414 I bet you won't pronounce the word "ci" or "afan" right the first time (that's Welsh for "dog" and "raspberries", by the way). I don't even get me started with "cŵn" (dogs), "cwm" (valley), or "ysgol" (school). And those are all without the infamous LL.
@Luis_Domingos
@Luis_Domingos 5 жыл бұрын
LL is a thing of beauty, I tried learning a bit of Welsh on Duolingo once and everytime I listen to a Welsh speaker, it's one of the things I love the most :)
@MickeyCuervo36
@MickeyCuervo36 5 жыл бұрын
Dw in dysgi siarad Cymraeg. Still a beginner, but I hope to get better.
@Y.M...
@Y.M... 5 жыл бұрын
Arabic does most of these sounds, but some native African languages have really interesting sounds unlike anywhere else in the world. They use clicking and some tongue-snapping sounds as letters or words.
@fb04
@fb04 5 жыл бұрын
When I saw the thumbnail I literally thought that that man was eating infinity stones... So yeah
@ronjayrose9706
@ronjayrose9706 5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@rubik54
@rubik54 5 жыл бұрын
How else would a language be made?
@saraansari1394
@saraansari1394 5 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahah🤣🤣
@alisyed6809
@alisyed6809 5 жыл бұрын
This guy is also created the language of Valyrian
@lmaono8139
@lmaono8139 5 жыл бұрын
Evy stopppp omggggg😂😂😂😂
@Pretendship
@Pretendship 5 жыл бұрын
this was fascinating, get this guy on again! 10/10
@MinmaySK
@MinmaySK 5 жыл бұрын
This video was really something. I loved it.
@NatalieAmor
@NatalieAmor 5 жыл бұрын
I got really sucked into this! So interesting! I really love learning the history of languages too and how they change and develop over time. Thanks for sharing! :-)
@shyam8398
@shyam8398 5 жыл бұрын
I've see a few interviews with this guy I always find him fascinating I have absolutely no intentions of writing a language though
@rotem..
@rotem.. 5 жыл бұрын
Oh my this was incredibly interesting. This guy is amazing.
@jalilseguel7
@jalilseguel7 Жыл бұрын
This is beautiful. Thanks for the video.
@syedimranali4429
@syedimranali4429 5 жыл бұрын
WOW. I was always wondering how did they created all of these languages e.g Avatar language or this Dothraki one. Amazingly creative process. No wonder why these sound so real.
@aaronmyers6686
@aaronmyers6686 5 жыл бұрын
Even thought it's a very "you are your own worst critic" art, I believe that fictional lanugage construction doesn't get enough traction as a hobby or a job. You learn a lot of things about logic, human behavior, aestheticism and categorization, among other things.
@Trishpage312
@Trishpage312 5 жыл бұрын
Holy God! Incredible, I can’t even wrap my head around this
@pawprintz420
@pawprintz420 2 жыл бұрын
i like this guy's face , he looks like he gives great hugs
@m.coleman
@m.coleman 5 жыл бұрын
Speech-Language Pathologist, here! This was cool! 🥰 P.S. JUST found out about High Valyrian being on Duolingo! Off I go! 😁
@jono-fr4ih
@jono-fr4ih 5 жыл бұрын
ah uh eh ih aa (3:11) That was my reaction to episode 5
@anaismcallister6616
@anaismcallister6616 5 жыл бұрын
This is literally the coolest video I’ve ever seen
@afrikasmith1049
@afrikasmith1049 Жыл бұрын
I recently read his book on creating a language. Didn't finish reading the book, but it was fascinating.
@caenieve
@caenieve 3 жыл бұрын
This is basically a crash course in functional linguistics which I *love.*
@tyrant-den884
@tyrant-den884 5 жыл бұрын
In my D&D: goblins use a very basic Abjad, hobgoblins use a more comprehensive Abjad, and Bugbears have turned the goblin Abjad into an Abugida.
@BeneathTheBrightSky
@BeneathTheBrightSky Жыл бұрын
I really like that proximal-medial-distal distinction you made in your demonstratives! I've only seen that in 1 other conlang (Tyryani by Shmili langs).
@sho0oka
@sho0oka 5 жыл бұрын
love him! as a Japanese student I can tell his inspired by it very much これ それ あれ
@SlipFlip
@SlipFlip 5 жыл бұрын
I'd love to hear this guy analyse amd explain Greenlandic language!!
@Andra1150
@Andra1150 5 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks! I am going to write a fantasy saga (well, one day, I dunno when I will really make it), so it was really helpful to me
@nativewriter7454
@nativewriter7454 5 жыл бұрын
Можете поделиться премисом?)
@Andra1150
@Andra1150 5 жыл бұрын
@@nativewriter7454 чем, премисом? Основным сюжетом, что ли? Ну это всё пока на уровне идеи - просто фэнтезийный мир, а-ля "Игры престолов" и "Ведьмака" с разными народами, нациями, эльфами, земляными и горными орками (может, как-то и иначе их назову). Надеюсь, получится семикнижие, хоть пока и не знаю, из чего. Главная идея в том, что все эти народы и расы воюют с друг другом и братаются, всячески взаимодействуют в то время, как одна, особо развитая раса, мутит свои тёмные дела. А дальше... Дальше посмотрим
@nativewriter7454
@nativewriter7454 5 жыл бұрын
@@Andra1150 звучит интересно, удачищи 👍🏽
@Andra1150
@Andra1150 5 жыл бұрын
@@nativewriter7454, большое спасибо, буду стараться)
@hallieharmon701
@hallieharmon701 5 жыл бұрын
Never seen a vid like this, thank you!
@greengarnish1711
@greengarnish1711 5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting subject, also an incredible job at that.
@onem4040
@onem4040 5 жыл бұрын
More interesting than current season x)
@chelsey8737
@chelsey8737 5 жыл бұрын
Is it that bad? I dont watch got but all of the comments are saying stuff like this
@daviddewar6008
@daviddewar6008 5 жыл бұрын
@@chelsey8737 yeah the CGI was amazing but the writing was trash IMO
@benjamino.7475
@benjamino.7475 5 жыл бұрын
butterfly in german is schmetterling which u could loosly translate as aircrusher
@benjaminzaugg1127
@benjaminzaugg1127 5 жыл бұрын
you could. its wrong, but you could
@TheHarpyen
@TheHarpyen 3 жыл бұрын
I don't get why we don't call it flatterling. That would be accurate.
@ShawnPGMaloy
@ShawnPGMaloy 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Wired, I love this.
@linksaya
@linksaya 5 жыл бұрын
Wow, I REALLY loved this video.
@Jort419
@Jort419 5 жыл бұрын
How to create a language _Swollow all the infinity Stones_ (1:42)
@Robin-eq7uz
@Robin-eq7uz 5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@multiversescriptutes8400
@multiversescriptutes8400 5 жыл бұрын
Infinity War and Endgame SUCK. Don't remind people of those abominal bastardization of Marvel comic's characters.
@user-ip8eh3se5x
@user-ip8eh3se5x 5 жыл бұрын
@@multiversescriptutes8400 what do core muscles have to do with this
@multiversescriptutes8400
@multiversescriptutes8400 5 жыл бұрын
@@user-ip8eh3se5x Umm..... Wait what? Core muscles.... When did i ever mention anything about core muscles?
@Hapetiitti
@Hapetiitti 5 жыл бұрын
@@multiversescriptutes8400 you typoed "abominal" into "abdominal"
@michellestella7477
@michellestella7477 5 жыл бұрын
Wow this is a lot more complicated than I thought it would be 😶
@zcrsky
@zcrsky 4 жыл бұрын
This is helping me at keeping on with creating my own language :)
@benwebster6563
@benwebster6563 5 жыл бұрын
This is the coolest video on KZfaq rn
@Mara-fh1gf
@Mara-fh1gf 3 жыл бұрын
He also created Trig, the language of the grounders in the CW series, The 100❤️
@RobertShaverOfAustin
@RobertShaverOfAustin 5 жыл бұрын
The concepts in a society also shape the expression in the language ... or is it the other way around? Think of a society that has no concept of subjugation. Which of these sentences would fit that society? 1. "I rode the horse across the stream." 2. "The horse and I crossed the stream together."
@sergiosanchez7935
@sergiosanchez7935 Жыл бұрын
Possibly the first one as it seems clear to me that when one rides a horse the "agency of the act", so to say, belongs to the rider - as he is the one controlling the horse. The fact that their society has "no concept of subjugation" shouldn't really interfere with the fact that "riding a horse" essentially means that you, on the horse, command it to move in some direction. So saying "we moved together" would be ambiguous and transmit incomplete information as it is not specifying that you are actually riding the horse (it could mean for example that you found a friendly horse and you both went for a walk, using your own feet). And if you consider that their society is simply unable to understand subjugation to the point where they aren't able to ride horses or express that someone is riding a horse, then I guess there aren't many good arguments one can make about one of the sentences over the other.
@michellechetrit4057
@michellechetrit4057 5 жыл бұрын
this is so amazing and super intricate
@worldofmonterra
@worldofmonterra 2 жыл бұрын
There's so much stuff that goes into this.
@x0xTHLover4Lifex0x
@x0xTHLover4Lifex0x 5 жыл бұрын
This man is brilliant. I've been working on my own language for about four years now and he has been inspiration
@smallluigi3433
@smallluigi3433 5 жыл бұрын
3:10 that's the sound you make when somebody asks you a question you don't know the answer to
@oliverchannelle6919
@oliverchannelle6919 5 жыл бұрын
Oh hey, that's The Art of Language Invention on the table! That's kind of the book that got me into conlanging, it's essentially the contents of this video but more in depth so if anyone bere wanted to learn more I'd really recommend getting a copy.
@Peter_1986
@Peter_1986 4 ай бұрын
I have been making up words for an own language for some time, but I have been extremely slow, and probably made up like 3-4 words per year, lol. I am quite content with a lot of the words though, and I feel that they capture the "spirit" of each meaning quite well; a few words are "linya" ("soft"), "hakka" ("hard"), "rayo" ("anger"), "lauro" ("fire"), "rasto" ("rope"), and "lóryo" ("circle"), and also a bunch of colours, such as "ranya" ("red"), "lilya" ("yellow"), "cagalya" ("green"), "lúnya" ("blue"), "lonya" ("purple"), and "ninya" ("pink").
@tomifamadewa7980
@tomifamadewa7980 5 жыл бұрын
Omg He mentioned Hausa! I’m Nigerian we speak it here
@stormblessed2321
@stormblessed2321 5 жыл бұрын
How do you say “the writers for Game of Thrones are incompetent morons” in Dothraki?
@maxgullberg9733
@maxgullberg9733 3 жыл бұрын
Producers and became though.. 😔
@YuuSangre
@YuuSangre 5 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks for this video
@SpinDuality
@SpinDuality 3 ай бұрын
I've just been kinda finessing my way of making my own language and while it's been successful, it's kinda hard to remember and sort it out. So this is very helpful for me.
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