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| rdfs:comment | - Tamarians are humanoids. Compared to humans, there are some physical differences. The species has elongated thumbs, vertical nostrils, and no ear lobes. They have three ridges running along their heads. Tamarians have hairless bodies and white blood. (TNG: "Darmok")
- The Tamarians (or Children of Tama/Tamar) are a humanoid race first encountered by the Federation in the 23rd century. They are native to the planet Sigma Tama IV. The Federation encountered the Tamarians seven times prior to 2368, but were never able to break the language barrier. In that year, Tamarian Captain Dathon beamed himself and Starfleet Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise-D to the surface of planet El-Adrel IV, in hopes that a shared conflict would lead to mutual understanding and friendship. During this encounter, it was determined that the Tamarians communicated exclusively through cultural metaphors. Though Dathon was killed on the planet, the contact marked the opening of communication between the two cultures. (TNG episode: "Darmok")
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| abstract | - The Tamarians (or Children of Tama/Tamar) are a humanoid race first encountered by the Federation in the 23rd century. They are native to the planet Sigma Tama IV. The Federation encountered the Tamarians seven times prior to 2368, but were never able to break the language barrier. In that year, Tamarian Captain Dathon beamed himself and Starfleet Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise-D to the surface of planet El-Adrel IV, in hopes that a shared conflict would lead to mutual understanding and friendship. During this encounter, it was determined that the Tamarians communicated exclusively through cultural metaphors. Though Dathon was killed on the planet, the contact marked the opening of communication between the two cultures. (TNG episode: "Darmok") The progress made in relations with the Tamarians following this breakthrough was considered one of the noteworthy accomplishments of Federation President Jaresh-Inyo and his administration. (ST novel: Articles of the Federation) Roxana Novac was a linguist assigned to the Federation's Tamarian liaison office, and did much work in understanding the Tamarians' language. (SCE eBook: War Stories, Book 1) It was later learned that the Tamarians have a second language, used for conveying precise engineering concepts such as numbers, equations and instructions, thus explaining how Tamarians can effectively operate starships. This second language is very musical and sounds almost like singing. (TNG short story: "Friends With the Sparrows") In 2381, the Tamarian Doctor Sharak was assigned to the USS Voyager as CMO for its return mission to the Delta Quadrant. (VOY novel: Unworthy) While the Script, Star Trek.com and Memory Alpha use the term "Children of Tama," the SCE story and Articles of the Federation uses "Children of Tamar."
- Tamarians are humanoids. Compared to humans, there are some physical differences. The species has elongated thumbs, vertical nostrils, and no ear lobes. They have three ridges running along their heads. Tamarians have hairless bodies and white blood. (TNG: "Darmok")
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