Valyrian

English

Etymology

From Valyria (“fictional location”) +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

• Homophone: valerian

Proper noun

Valyrian

1. A family of constructed languages created by David J. Peterson for the television adaptation of Game of Thrones.
   • 2015, David J. Peterson, “The Languages of Ice and Fire”, in Jes Battis, Susan Johnston, editors, Mastering the Game of Thrones: Essays on George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire‎^[1], page 18:

     The most developed of these families is the Valyrian family of languages, which Martin based on Romance.

   • 2015, Jared Shurin, “Game of Thrones”, in Paul Condon, editor, 1001 TV Series You Must Watch Before You Die‎^[2], page 827:

     Among its most innovative features were Dothraki and Valyrian languages specially created by US linguist David J. Peterson and subtitled on screen.

   • 2019, Kate Burridge, Tonya N. Stebbins, For the Love of Language: An Introduction to Linguistics‎^[3], page 97:

     Not surprisingly, it was this society that HBO contacted when it wanted to flesh out both the Dothraki language and the Valyrian languages for Game of Thrones, the television adaption of George R.R. Martin’s fantasy novels; the society’s president, linguist David J. Peterson, got the job.

Derived terms

• High Valyrian

Translations

family of constructed languages

• Catalan: valirià m
• French: valyrien m
• German: Valyrisch n
• Icelandic: valyríska f
• Italian: valyriano m
• Portuguese: valiriano m
• Russian: валири́йский (valiríjskij), валири́йский язы́к m (valiríjskij jazýk)
• Spanish: valyrio m