“If I speak Norwegian I tend to speak even lower, and if I’m speaking Ukrainian I might go in a higher pitch.”
The Dothraki language is “guttural and harsh”, according to the 26-year-old actress Amrita Acharia, who had to learn some of this invented tongue for her role as handmaiden Irri in Game of Thrones.
She speaks quickly, a tad nervous perhaps but also possibly experiencing a rush of endorphins occasioned by a bout of exercise.
“She doesn’t die in the books and she does in the series, but I had two seasons which I think is a pretty good run”, says Acharia.