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Is there a Dothraki word for "Myself"?

Started by peregrin-fool-of-a-took, April 01, 2012, 08:53:24 PM

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or a word that means the same thing? I was trying to write the sentence "I am teaching myself Dathraki"

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Quote from: peregrin-fool-of-a-took on April 01, 2012, 08:53:24 PM
or a word that means the same thing? I was trying to write the sentence "I am teaching myself Dathraki"

There is not a word that directly means "myself" but the word nemo makes the sentence reflexive so that it expresses the notion of doing something to oneself.

"I am teaching myself the Dothraki language." would be Anha nemo ezzok lekhes Dothraki.
"I just need to rest, that's all, to rest and sleep some, and maybe die a little" – Samwell Tarly