{"id":79605,"date":"2013-09-27T10:02:11","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T15:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=79605"},"modified":"2013-09-27T10:02:11","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T15:02:11","slug":"are-elvish-klingon-dothraki-and-navi-real-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2013\/09\/27\/79605-are-elvish-klingon-dothraki-and-navi-real-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Elvish, Klingon, Dothraki and Na\u2019vi real languages?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/conlang-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Constructed languages Ted talk\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-79606 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/conlang-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/conlang-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/conlang-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> What do Game of Thrones\u2019 Dothraki, Avatar\u2019s Na\u2019vi, Star Trek\u2019s Klingon and LOTR\u2019s Elvish have in common? 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