Low Valyrian languages

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The languages referred to collectively as the Low Valyrian languages (or Bastard Valyrian languages) are daughter languages of High Valyrian, a language from George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series. High Valyrian was used as a common language amongst many different peoples, so when the Valyrian Freehold split, those languages developed separately into daughter languages comprising the Valyrian language family. In Game of Thrones, David only got leave to create two such languages: Astapori Valyrian and its dialect Meereenese Valyrian. Nevertheless, other Valyrian languages could theoretically exist, and may yet be created one day. This is a list of all those languages:

As a small note, for the purposes of the show, there was no difference at all between Yunkish and Astapori Valyrian. Theoretically, there could be some small differences, though likely not large, as it's mentioned in the books that the languages are mutually intelligible.