{"id":41361,"date":"2013-09-27T16:34:15","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T14:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=41361"},"modified":"2013-09-27T16:35:01","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T14:35:01","slug":"are-elvish-klingon-dothraki-and-navi-real-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=41361","title":{"rendered":"Are Elvish, Klingon, Dothraki and Na&#8217;vi real languages?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a5mZ0R3h8m0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>So geeky!!What do Game of Thrones&#8217; Dothraki, Avatar&#8217;s Na&#8217;vi, Star Trek&#8217;s Klingon and LOTR&#8217;s Elvish have in common? 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