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David J. Peterson
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Language creator (Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, Dune, The 100, others). (He/Him/His)
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No goal tending?
January 21, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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WOW. #Suns
January 10, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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I hate how much I love watching Dillon Brooks’ on ball defense… #Suns @eboldy.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 4:21 AM
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Wow, #Wordle. Wow.
January 9, 2026 at 8:24 AM
dedalvs.bsky.social
This month for Fiat Lingua I did a re-read and reflect on @quothalinguist.bsky.social’s new book How to Create a Language: The Conlang Guide. I go through each chapter and give you my thoughts along the way and some bts info on how it was produced. #conlang

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January 2026 – Fiat Lingua
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January 7, 2026 at 9:12 PM
dedalvs.bsky.social
If you’ve got a FB account, toss a vote towards my friend’s fancy cat Finn:

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Will Finn take home $10,000 and be featured on the cover of Modern Cat? You decide!
finn is a gentle giant with a hint of spice. always down to cuddle or play with his three Australian Shepard’s. 20 lbs of pure floof!
americasfavpet.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:19 AM
dedalvs.bsky.social
First Grayson Allen, now Dillon Brooks… Suns absolutely obsessed with #enemiestolovers… Help me, @eboldy.bsky.social.
January 6, 2026 at 3:28 AM
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langtimestudio.bsky.social
Our final #Lexember word is the game name itself! Sovála got its name from Engála, our #conlang for rabbits, and is the name of the lake in their region. The name means "Great Heart". <3

#LangTime
December 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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langtimestudio.bsky.social
Our #Lexember word for today comes from Sarkezhe, our #conlang for cats: "yikwi" means "blood water" and refers to the magical water-based substance that gives all our Sovála characters their abilities (including their ability to speak!).

#LangTime
December 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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langtimestudio.bsky.social
For the final three days of #Lexember, we are focusing on some key vocabulary for the name of the game, Sovála. Today's word is "amùghù", which means "battle" in Haughòf (our #conlang for dogs). A subtitle for Sovála is "The Battle of the Blood Water"!

#LangTime
December 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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shayan86.bsky.social
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread

This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.

According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
dedalvs.bsky.social
Today’s #Lexember #Valyrian glyph is brōzi “name”. This word features prominently in one of my all time favorite scenes from Game of Thrones: the introduction of Grey Worm played by Jacob Anderson.

Thanks for joining me this Lexember!

#conlang #highvalyrian #HouseOfTheDragon
December 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
dedalvs.bsky.social
Today’s #Lexember #Valyrian glyph is jemagon “to lead”. The glyph is a depiction of a light leading a boat.

#conlang #highvalyrian #HouseOfTheDragon
December 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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levunalangs.bsky.social
Today’s #Lexember word is *hngimbzi,* meaning “to bake.” This word was brought to you by @dedalvs.bsky.social recently saying he DEFINITELY didn’t want to make a new word starting with /ŋ̊/ in his conlang. Well, I did!

You can read about some related Valya words here: www.tumblr.com/levunalangs/...
A graphic showing the word “hngimbzi” in the Valya script, as well as the translation, “bake.”
December 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
dedalvs.bsky.social
Today’s #Lexember #Valyrian glyph is rytsa “healthy”. It’s from this root that the common greeting rytsas derives.

#conlang #highvalyrian #HouseOfTheDragon
December 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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langtimestudio.bsky.social
We're wrapping up our week's focus on actions characters can take in the Sovála game with "shäs", which means "to sneak" in Loh Akish, our #conlang for foxes!

#LangTime #Lexember
December 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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quothalinguist.bsky.social
Àwéspéžítsòŋósanỳjúnnepe. "Fold dough over mixture in a half moon shape."

For today's Nómàk'óla #Lexember entry, I created new words for the phases of the moon, including "júnnepe" ("half moon"). You can read more about it here: www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/28/l....

#conlang
Drawing of a nisse folding a circle of dough in half over diced apples to form a half moon pastry.
December 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Today’s #Lexember #Valyrian glyph is pālegon “to turn”. Pāletilla for “crown” is one of my favorite derivations from this root.

#conlang #highvalyrian #HouseOfTheDragon
December 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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quothalinguist.bsky.social
Àŋósahàsétipé'ássìŋóílsolsìjúnastòŋhóppi. "Spoon apple mixture onto half of a flattened circle of dough."

This Nómàk'óla #Lexember entry almost featured a new verb ("éssoppi"), but I changed its meaning to mean "to scoop" rather than "to spoon".

www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/27/l...

#conlang
Drawing of a nisse spooning apple mixture onto half of a flattened circle of dough.
December 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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langtimestudio.bsky.social
Our #Lexember word for today comes from Nulisü, our #conlang for beavers. The verb "dhãdhã" means "to build", something our Sovála beavers are very good at!

#LangTime
December 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
dedalvs.bsky.social
Today’s #Lexember #Valyrian glyph is rijagon “to praise”. The quoted line is all the way back from Game of Thrones when Thoros of Myr met Melisandre.

#conlang #highvalyrian #HouseOfTheDragon
December 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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quothalinguist.bsky.social
Àŋóčuppéþólšúho. Àwéhàmválpéhálpàjúnmíse. "Sprinkle flour onto a surface. Roll a ball of dough into a thin disc."

This #Lexember entry for Nómàk'óla includes the words "úho" ("surface"), "hále" ("to roll out"), and "míse" ("thin").

www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/26/l...

#conlang
Drawing of a nisse rolling out dough into a circular shape on a tabletop sprinkled with flour.
December 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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langtimestudio.bsky.social
Our #Lexember word for today is "uaghḅae", which means "to attack" in Haughòf, our #conlang for dogs. The word is a compound of the verbs meaning "to scratch" and "to bite".

#LangTime
December 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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langtimestudio.bsky.social
Our #Lexember word for today is "khi", which means "to cast a spell" and comes from Sarkezhe, our #conlang for cats. The cats are perhaps the most magical of the animals in Sovála, so it's a fitting word to come from their language!

#LangTime
December 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
dedalvs.bsky.social
Today’s #Lexember #Valyrian glyph is ñāqien “sunrise”. Aside from its meaning, this is one of the few content words with an -ien ending, giving some company to the name Targaryen (in Valyrian, Targārien).

#conlang #highvalyrian #HouseOfTheDragon
December 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM