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Beginners / Re: Dothraki parody of Muzzy language learning
« on: March 31, 2014, 01:00:36 pm »
And I see the accompanying article has a nice mention of our site as well. Athdavrazar!!
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Dothraki Language Updates / Re: How to Speak Dothraki (90's Muzzy & GoT Parody)
« on: March 19, 2014, 11:24:35 pm »
I, too enjoyed it! It will be one of my favorites.
I like how you offered the lessons on VHS tape. Considering the accompanying 'books' were scrolls, you should offer the lessons on 2 inch wide open reels of quadruplex videotape-- or film
I like how you offered the lessons on VHS tape. Considering the accompanying 'books' were scrolls, you should offer the lessons on 2 inch wide open reels of quadruplex videotape-- or film
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Beginners / Re: Words for genitals?
« on: March 17, 2014, 11:55:13 pm »
Thwew ia no problem with this discussion as long as it stays linguistic in nature. We do have a legitimate need for these words, as does any language.
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Beginners / Re: The use of "vos"
« on: February 24, 2014, 12:50:32 pm »
That is actually kind of a useful construction, as it is makes it possible to create some 'negation of a negation' type constructions such as vos veno 'not unlike'. This is something that is hard to do in Na'vi, and may be the reason that language requires double negatives.
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Beginners / Re: The use of "vos"
« on: February 23, 2014, 10:17:29 pm »
Athdavrazar!
A concise version of this explanation almost needs to be in the wiki!
Great job, as usual zhey Qvaak!
A concise version of this explanation almost needs to be in the wiki!
Great job, as usual zhey Qvaak!
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Beginners / Re: Dothraki memrise courses
« on: February 20, 2014, 07:36:41 pm »
Ma Ifak, I stickied this thread for you. Could you edit your first post to have a link to your Memrise lessons?
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Beginners / Re: Dothraki memrise courses
« on: February 13, 2014, 12:53:31 pm »
VEry good! When you think this is ready, you can start a thread for it that can be stickied.
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Beginners / Re: Help needed translating for a song!
« on: February 12, 2014, 01:14:45 pm »
Qvaak is just being modest. His translations and analysis of same are the best!
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Beginners / Re: Dothraki memrise courses
« on: February 11, 2014, 12:43:38 pm »On a side note, I tested what happens when you change words in the memrise course and found out that memrise doesn't warn the users that there have been changes made or anything. But thankfully each course has it's own forum, so I will be able to warn users about the changes in the words that they might already have learned. Also, do we have any kind of collection of spoken word audio? Would be great for the course.
Very good. Luckily, things don't change much here. 3.083 is indeed the current version of the dictionary, but there are about half a dozen words, etc. waiting to be added (They are keeping me so busy at work and with Na'vi that I have been a little slow in updating). As for spoken examples, look at David Peterson's blog at Dothraki.com He has lots of spoken examples there, and I would use his examples above anything else. When he speaks Dothraki, his voice is totally different than when he speaks English.
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Beginners / Re: Dothraki memrise courses
« on: February 05, 2014, 02:05:38 pm »
I've been really busy with work the past few days (and will continue to be for several more), so I have missed what is going on here. I like very much the ideas that are being considered here. Having a number of different memory courses might be a really useful thing, especially for people (like myself) who are not natively multilingual.
I think the 'rules of the language' word you are looking for is 'grammar'
I think the 'rules of the language' word you are looking for is 'grammar'
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Beginners / Re: Dothraki memrise courses
« on: February 01, 2014, 11:42:19 am »
The idea has considerable merit, but you will have to generate your own word list and maintain it. Luckily for you, we are not getting a lot of new vocabulary right now, so this might be easier than it sounds.
My biggest beef with Memrise is its tendency to begin at the beginning of the alphabet where all the confusing /A/ words are!
My biggest beef with Memrise is its tendency to begin at the beginning of the alphabet where all the confusing /A/ words are!
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David's Dothraki blog / Re: haikus n' stuff
« on: January 31, 2014, 01:31:36 am »
Zhey Qvaak, no post of yours is ever a waste! Kirimvose!
Kirimvose!
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Announcements / Re: Haiku contest is here again!
« on: January 21, 2014, 01:10:57 pm »
Zhey Qvaak, thanks for announcing this here. I have been too busy thinking up haiku ideas so far to have posted And I do hope there is good participation!
And I do hope there is good participation!
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Beginners / Re: Female forms and the -eesi ending
« on: January 16, 2014, 10:42:13 am »
Interesting. I suspect when the Dothraki run across the likes of Brienne, we will see a new term for 'woman warrior'
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Dothraki Language Updates / Re: The Dictionary Thread
« on: January 13, 2014, 12:58:55 am »
Zhey KingAlani, thanks for pointing these items out.
The 'seize' error is probably mine, as that is one I commonly make.
The bit about a ko commanding a khas probably predates my time as dictionary editor. If it is in the wiki that way, that is almost certainly the case. Both of these are fixable as well, but I just need to verify that this is indeed correct.
I was planning a dictionary update this weekend, but I got busy with my other responsibilities. I'll try and get to that tomorrow night.
The 'seize' error is probably mine, as that is one I commonly make.
The bit about a ko commanding a khas probably predates my time as dictionary editor. If it is in the wiki that way, that is almost certainly the case. Both of these are fixable as well, but I just need to verify that this is indeed correct.
I was planning a dictionary update this weekend, but I got busy with my other responsibilities. I'll try and get to that tomorrow night.