Valyrian is actually a
family of languages, stemming from High Valyrian, a language spoken in the
ancient Valyrian Freehold. As they conquered various cities on the Continent of
Essos, they would require the people there to at least speak a little High
Valyrian. After the doom of Valyria, about 400 years before the time of the War
of the Five Kings (the time of the books), High Valyrian ceased to be widely
spoken. it became a dead language, much like our Latin is a dead language
today. Although spoken by a few families, scholars, and priests, it is not in
common use.
Instead, High Valyrian was
assimilated into the local languages of the people who were once under the
subjugation of the Freehold of Valyria. The result was a wide range of ‘bastard
Valyrian’ languages which were more or less incomprehensible from town to town.
In the area of Astapor, High Valyrian mixed with the old Ghiscari language,
plus the local language to create Astapori Valyrian, another language featured
in this site. Although the High Valyrian influence can cleary be seen in
Astapori Valyrian, it is very much a different language.
You can learn Valyrian here http://wiki.dothraki.org/Learning_High_Valyrian
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