High Valyrian

English Etymology Valyrian languages en Q181677. First referenced in his 1996 fantasy novel A Game of Thrones. Developed into a usable conlang by David J. Peterson. Proper noun high Valyrian A constructed language developed for use in the television series Game of Thrones. en 2015 Douglas Ball Constructed languages The Routledge Handbook of Language and Creativity Rodney H. Jones https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Routledge_Handbook_of_Language_and_C/tvpwEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22high+valyrian%22&pg=PA149&printsec=frontcover 148–149 The HBO series Games of Thrones, which premiered in 2011, has included the languages of Dothraki and High Valyrian, both created by David Peterson. en 2017 David M. Palfreyman Learner Autonomy and Groups Autonomy in Language Learning and Teaching: New Research Agendas https://www.google.com/books/edition/Autonomy_in_Language_Learning_and_Teachi/yzVCDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22high+valyrian%22&pg=PA79&printsec=frontcover 79 Though two language courses (High Valyrian and Klingon) are constructed languages from popular TV series (Game of Thrones and Star Trek, respectively), there are reportedly more than 100,000 learners doing the High Valyrian course. en 2019 KellyAnn Fitzpatrick Neomedievalism, Popular Culture, and the Academy: From Tolkien to Game of Thrones https://www.google.com/books/edition/Neomedievalism_Popular_Culture_and_the_A/SAk7EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22high+valyrian%22&pg=PA113&printsec=frontcover 113 The use of High Valyrian mirrors the use of Latin both in the medieval Christian church and as a common language used among the educated elite. en Belen Edwards High Valyrian from 'Game of Thrones' has four genders. Here's why. w:Mashable https://mashable.com/article/high-valyrian-four-genders-david-j-peterson 2023-01-05 Another fascinating element of High Valyrian is its gender system. Nouns in High Valyrian fall into four grammatical genders: lunar, solar, aquatic, and terrestrial. For example, the word embar ("ocean") is aquatic, but the word blēnon ("mountain") is terrestrial. https://web.archive.org/web/20230321161443/https://mashable.com/article/high-valyrian-four-genders-david-j-peterson en en terms derived from fiction en Languages Artificial languages A Song of Ice and Fire