Tamarian
History:
A humanoid race, first encountered by the Federation in 2268. The Tamarians were faintly reptilian in
appearance and their spoken language was based almost entirely on metaphors drawn from their culture's mythology. Early encounters between
the Federation and the Tamarians went without incident, but the two societies were unable to communicate. A breakthrough finally came in
2368, when a Tamarian captain, Dathon, confined both himself and Enterprise-D captain Picard on the surface on the planet El-Adrel IV.
TNG "Darmok" ; Star Trek Encyclopedia II
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