How to count in Dothraki
Enter a number and get it written in full in Dothraki.
Language overview
The Dothraki language has been coined by George R. R. Martin in his series of fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire. For the television adaptation of these novels named Game of Thrones aired from April 2011, the TV channel HBO has contracted David Peterson to develop the original words list into a complete language, with a grammar and rules of pronunciation.
Dothraki numbering rules
- Digits from zero to nine are: som [0] (meaning absent, missing), at [1], akat [2], sen [3], tor [4], mek [5], zhinda [6], fekh [7], ori [8], and qazat [9].
- Numbers for eleven to nineteen are formed by putting the digit name before the word for ten (thi), without space. Thus, we get atthi [11], akatthi [12], senthi [13], torthi [14], mekthi [15], zhindatthi (and not zhindathi) [16], fekhthi [17], oritthi (and not orithi) [18], and qazatthi [19]. The sixteen and eighteen irregularities appear as every other number in the teens is stressed on the penultimate syllable, so the t is doubled to follow that stress pattern.
- The tens are formed by prefixing the multiplier unit with chi (or ch when the digit name begins with a vowel), except for ten: thi [10], chakat [20], chisen [30], chitor [40], chimek [50], chizhinda [60], chifekh [70], chori [80], and chiqazat [90].
- The hundreds are formed by prefixing the word for hundred (ken) with the multiplier digit, with no space, except for one hundred itself: ken [100], akatken [200], senken [300], torken [400], mekken [500], zhindaken [600], fekhken [700], oriken [800], and qazatken [900].
- The thousands are formed by prefixing the word for thousand (dalen) with the multiplier digit, separated with a space, except for one thousand itself: dalen [1,000], akat dalen [2,000], sen dalen [3,000], tor dalen [4,000], mek dalen [5,000], zhinda dalen [6,000], fekh dalen [7,000], ori dalen [8,000], and qazat dalen [9,000].
- Compound thousands are formed by linking the thousand with the lower number with the conjunction ma (and, with), shortened in m’ before a vowel (e.g.: dalen ma sen [1,003], akat dalen m’atthi [2,011]).
- One million is yor.
Books
Game of Thrones Season One Essays
by Pearson Moore, editors Inukshuk Press (2011)
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A Game of Thrones 4-Book Boxed Set: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire)
by George R.R. Martin, editors Bantam (2011)
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Juego de tronos
by George Martin, editors Vintage (2012)
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Le Trône de Fer, l’intégrale - 1
by George Martin, editors J’ai lu (2010)
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A Guerra Dos Tronos: As Crônicas De Gelo e Fogo (em português do Brasil)
by George Martin, editors Leya (2010)
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Numbers list
| 1 – at 2 – akat 3 – sen 4 – tor 5 – mek 6 – zhinda 7 – fekh 8 – ori 9 – qazat | 10 – thi 11 – atthi 12 – akatthi 13 – senthi 14 – torthi 15 – mekthi 16 – zhindatthi 17 – fekhthi 18 – oritthi | 19 – qazatthi 20 – chakat 30 – chisen 40 – chitor 50 – chimek 60 – chizhinda 70 – chifekh 80 – chori 90 – chiqazat | 100 – ken 1,000 – dalen one million – yor |
Sources
- Dothraki, by David J. Peterson
- The Dothraki Language Dictionary (.pdf)
Links
- Dothraki, by David J. Peterson
- Lekh Dothraki
- Dothraki Vocabulary and Grammar Guide (.pdf)
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Barsoomian, Dothraki, D’ni, Giak, Hylian, Láadan, Na’vi, and Wardwesân.
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