Actually there is an Ogier Language, though the Ogier all speak the human language for the simple reason that they are a distinct minority. I began with a huge list of possible words, and adapted as I went. Partly this was based in the sound. To any native speaker of a language, the sound of it is right: it seems to have the correct rhythm and flow. One thing that makes a language sound “foreign” is that the rhythm and flow sound “off.” I wanted the language to sound foreign, but not too foreign. For the purposes of the books, no other of the world’s languages have been necessary so far, but they do exist.
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