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*** Less sense of self as independent entities than other humanoids (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows") | *** Less sense of self as independent entities than other humanoids (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows") | ||
*** Results in deep identification with archetypal figures, perceiving themselves as embodying those figures while performing certain actions until said actions are completed (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows") | *** Results in deep identification with archetypal figures, perceiving themselves as embodying those figures while performing certain actions until said actions are completed (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows") | ||
*** Sense of time less directly linear than most (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows") | |||
**** Less sense of significance of the passage of time; fact of events more important than time spanned between events (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows") | |||
* Culture | * Culture | ||
** [[Tamarian language]] | ** [[Tamarian language]] | ||
** Migratory society (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows") | |||
*** Spread through home sector even before discovery of warp drive (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows") | |||
*** As a result, proper handling of cultural contacts incredibly important (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows") | |||
**** Cultural dialogue falls into two categories: harmonious coexistence or open warfare (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows") | |||
***** Also partially a manifestation of mythological duality (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows") | |||
** Society largely based on mythological cycles (TNG: "Darmok") | ** Society largely based on mythological cycles (TNG: "Darmok") | ||
** Language reliant on historical or mythological references (TNG: "Darmok") | ** Language reliant on historical or mythological references (TNG: "Darmok") | ||
==History== | |||
* First alien contacts included people of [[Shantil III]] (TNG: "Darmok"; TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows") | |||
** Source of much of modern mythic vocabulary, as well as first technological exchanges (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows") | |||
[[Category:Intelligent Species]] | [[Category:Intelligent Species]] | ||
[[Category:Tamarian|#]] | [[Category:Tamarian|#]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:03, 16 July 2018
- Also known as: Tamarian
- Appearance: Mammalian; large bony ridges across the scalp, nasal slits, elongated thumbs
- Biology
- Neurological structure differs significantly from most known humanoid species (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows")
- Less sense of self as independent entities than other humanoids (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows")
- Results in deep identification with archetypal figures, perceiving themselves as embodying those figures while performing certain actions until said actions are completed (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows")
- Sense of time less directly linear than most (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows")
- Less sense of significance of the passage of time; fact of events more important than time spanned between events (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows")
- Neurological structure differs significantly from most known humanoid species (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows")
- Culture
- Tamarian language
- Migratory society (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows")
- Spread through home sector even before discovery of warp drive (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows")
- As a result, proper handling of cultural contacts incredibly important (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows")
- Cultural dialogue falls into two categories: harmonious coexistence or open warfare (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows")
- Also partially a manifestation of mythological duality (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows")
- Cultural dialogue falls into two categories: harmonious coexistence or open warfare (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows")
- Society largely based on mythological cycles (TNG: "Darmok")
- Language reliant on historical or mythological references (TNG: "Darmok")
History
- First alien contacts included people of Shantil III (TNG: "Darmok"; TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows")
- Source of much of modern mythic vocabulary, as well as first technological exchanges (TNG Short Story: "Friends With the Sparrows")