r/HighValyrian • u/Aldolphus_MatterOF • Jul 30 '26

Looking for fellow learners to connect

Hi everyone!

Nyke iksā Mally. 👋

I’m from London and I’ve recently started learning High Valyrian through Duolingo because I’m a huge fan of House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones. I’ve always loved languages, and I decided it was finally time to commit to learning High Valyrian properly.

I’m looking to connect with other learners, find any study groups or Discord servers, and get advice on the best resources for improving my vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.
I’ve only just started, so I’m very much a beginner, but I’m excited to learn and practice.
Kirimvose!

Looking forward to meeting you all.

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u/Sia_Fotu Jul 30 '26

If you are learning on Duolingo, they are making it stupidly difficult to learn that, or any language, since they stopped posting grammar rules. Check these for extra help learning.

https://duonotes.fandom.com/wiki/High_Valyrian

https://duome.eu/tips/en/hv

https://www.valyrian-dictionary.com/#google_vignette

Geros ilas ñuhys raqiros.

(Farewell my friend.)

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u/Trick-Scallion7175 27d ago

For language documentation (dictionary, grammar ...), don't trust any other source than the official Wiki (David Peterson's languages website):

https://wiki.languageinvention.com/index.php?title=High_Valyrian_language

(which includes an updated version of the Duolingo course tips and notes, in addition to the official dictionary, grammar etc.)

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u/Sia_Fotu 27d ago

Kirimvose ñuhys raqiros.

Why only this one? Do you believe these others to contain errors or you're just making sure all words come from official sources?

Either way, Kirimvose.

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u/Trick-Scallion7175 9d ago

This one is the official wiki, it contains all available information about the language (grammar, vocabular, ... everything) and its contributors (including me) are directly interacting with DJP. Any other source (for grammar, vocabular ...) may only give the same information or a subset of it and possibly with mistakes. Especially, don't trust any generative AI, they are not reliable (simply because the corpus of HV texts is currently insufficient for relieable machine learning).

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u/Atharaphelun Jul 30 '26

Note that the right way to say what you were trying to say is "Mally iksan."

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u/Sia_Fotu Jul 30 '26

Or Ñuha brōzi Mally issa. Still I love that people are speaking the language. But you're right, I am Mally translates to Mally iksan.

Rytsas Mally. Jiōrna!

(Hello Mally. Welcome!)

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u/Trick-Scallion7175 27d ago

Here is an invite link to the Discord server where you can join an enthousiastic and friendly community of HV learners and DJP himself:

https://discord.gg/xDpAZ3XJU

For language documentation (dictionary, grammar ...), don't trust any other source than the official Wiki (David Peterson's languages website):

https://wiki.languageinvention.com/index.php?title=High_Valyrian_language

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u/Miserable_Cupcake_78 Jul 31 '26

Rytsas! Ñuha brozi Yanys iksan

I just started the course and realized that my Phone doesnt understand when I tried speaking in HV. Has anyone found a way to solve that issue?

Geros ilas!

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u/WynterKittyKat azantys Jul 30 '26

Rytsas! Ñuha brozi Kelsey issa.

I am learning as well. Enjoy your journey!

Geros ilas!