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Closed hands reference3/2/2023 ![]() ![]() " Koltar, when he drowned in the swamp" – resigned to one's fate, or remarking on a gruesome fate." Kiteo, his eyes closed" – refusal to understand." Kimarnt, her head cloudy?" – offering an intoxicating beverage." Kiazi's children, their faces wet" – downplaying the severity of a perceived injury." Karno in the forest with Mira" – overeating or weight gain." Kailash, when it rises" – a necessary loss or sacrifice." Kadir beneath Mo Moteh" – failure or inability to communicate or understand derisive in connotation." Gramble, his throat slit by his mistress" – carelessness, clumsiness." Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel" – successful first contact between two alien cultures, or to work toward a common goal."Darmok on the ocean" – Loneliness, isolation."Darmok and Jalad on the ocean" – new friendship and understanding gained through a shared challenge."Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra" – cooperation." Chenza at court, the court of silence" – not listening."The beast at Tanagra" – a problem to be overcome." Bazminti when he pulled back the veil" – an undercover operation."Arnock, on the night of his joining" - congratulations, or a great achievement." Arnock at the race of Natara" – running. ![]() ( LD: " wej Duj", " Kayshon, His Eyes Open") The universal translator was largely able to translate Tamarian speech, though some metaphors were still translated literally. By 2381, the first Tamarian in Starfleet, Kayshon, had reached the rank of lieutenant junior grade. ( TNG: " Darmok")īy 2379, the language barrier had been sufficiently broken for it to be available as an elective language to learn at Starfleet Academy while Bradward Boimler was a cadet. Captain Picard used the Tamarian metaphors to establish communication with the Children of Tama and resolve a confrontation between the USS Enterprise-D and a Tamarian deep space cruiser. While he was trapped with Captain Dathon on El-Adrel IV in 2368, Captain Jean-Luc Picard gained an understanding of the metaphors used by Dathon as communication. While explaining the structure of the language, Counselor Deanna Troi gave the example that " Juliet on her balcony" could be used to describe a romantic situation, but it is impossible to understand if the listener does not know who Juliet is, or why she was on the balcony. The problem with communicating in this fashion is that without understanding the context of the reference, the metaphor has no meaning. This language barrier led to the isolation of the Tamarian people after all attempts at communication had failed.įor example, instead of asking for cooperation, they would use a phrase such as " Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra", because their culture's stories include a tale of two Tamarians, Darmok and Jalad, who were brought together while fighting a common foe on an island called Tanagra. Without prior knowledge of the Tamarians' history and legends, a word-by-word translation was of no use to someone attempting to communicate with them. As a result, when the Federation first made contact with the Tamarians, although their universal translators could successfully translate the individual words and sentence structure of Tamarian speech, they were unable to convey the symbolic meaning they represented. The Tamarians spoke entirely by allegory, referencing mytho-historical people and places from their culture. ![]()
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