- Also known as The Children of Tama
- Spoke entirely by allegory, referencing people & places from their culture
- Followed several rituals & some characteristic gestures
Highlights:
- Formal relations were unable to be established, due to their language
- 2368: Dathon beamed himself & Captain Picard down to El-Adrel IV;
- Joined forces to battle a creature, Picard learnt their language
- By 2381, the Federation's universal translator was able to translate their language