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Are Elvish, Klingon, Dothraki and Na’vi real languages?

by Nathan 'Vancano' Smith

If you’ve watched Lord Of The Rings, Star Trek, Avatar or other fantasy and sci-fi films then you maybe wondering if the languages spoken by the characters are real languages, or are the actors merely speaking gibberish? This is a great video by John McWhorter that firsts asks if these are real languages before breaking down […]

Filed Under: Sociology Tagged With: avatar, conlang, Star Trek

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