Grebnacks: Tamaranean term for an unspecified body part, possibly the buttocks or breasts.G'luthnog: The Tamaranean equivalent for 'Gesundheit' or 'bless you'.Troq: A disparaging term meaning 'nothing,' as in being worthless/insignificant directed at Tamaraneans.K'Norfka: A legal guardian of a bumgorf.Starfire often uses this term to describe Silkie. Bumgorf: A protegee or pupil, usually in need of a parent or guardian (k'norfka).Ry: Means 'wild,' see description for And'r above.Kom: Means 'black,' see description for And'r above.Kori: Means 'star,' see description for And'r above.And'r: It is evident from Starfire and her family's names in english that this means 'fire.' Koriand'r (Starfire), Komand'r (Blackfire), Ryand'r (Wildfire).Starfire has been known to periodically use terms from her native vocabulary, mostly in lack for a comparable (and to her, unknown) Earth equivalent. Tamaraneans are capable of learning foreign languages through lip contact, basic knowledge of which occurs almost instantly though the subtleties of the language may still elude them. "Tamaranean" is also the name of their spoken language. How many okarins does it take to hogey a morphlark? Finbar! ― Starfire Starfire teaching Cyborg the Tameranean language. They even have a term for the weakening of bonds and drifting apart of friends, rekma. In " How Long is Forever?", she tells them about Blorthog, the festival of friendship. Despite the contradiction of the warlike themes of their culture, friendship is considered very important. It is considered wrong for an outsider to touch a crown princess of Tamaran, as revealed in " Betrothed".Įven though when Starfire first meets the rest of the Titans she is fierce and aggressive, she quickly warms up and becomes quite perky. Marriages among the citizens are apparently arranged, though this may simply be the case only for Tamaranean royalty and the noble classes. Strangely, aggressive tickles are a method of welcoming Tamaraneans on their return home. Table manners are based on an "all-you-can-get" principle, which to humans would be the equivalent of "pigging out". While personal affection is permissible, it apparently must not be shown in general public, or at least to strangers Starfire mentions that only her guardian has ever shown her kindness. Children are brought up to be tough and self-reliant weakness is frowned upon. Out of necessity, Tamaraneans are principally a warrior culture. Starfire's table manners revert once she goes back to Tamaran. Some may be allergic to metallic chromium.Extended Longevity capable of living for hundreds of years and have a slowed aging process.Experienced use of various weaponry such as swords, harpoons, or longbow and arrows.Experienced hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist.Tolerance to extreme environmental conditions.Linguistic assimilation (via lip contact).Self-sustained flight in vacuum and atmosphere.Generating bright green-colored (or lilac in the case of Blackfire) energy from their hands and eyes.Many of their powers are fueled by specific emotions. They mainly use their abilities for combat purposes but can use them for other tasks as well. Tamaraneans are extremely powerful beings capable of amazing things. At this point, the transformation will have run its full course and the person will return to their normal appearance, along with new and increased physical abilities. Starfire's transformation included changes over several days until she formed into a chrysalis. However, a few will experience several escalating physical changes. Most go though a minor physical change, for example it was mentioned that Blackfire turned purple for two days. Teenagers of Tamaran also go through their own stage of puberty, called 'the Transformation'. They also seem to lack a navel, however it is purposely not shown due to the series is for younger audiences. Starfire once used her nine stomachs to her advantage to avoid being brainwashed by Mother Mae-Eye's food, controlling which stomach her food can go to. For instance, Tamaraneans have nine stomachs. Tamaraneans are mostly identical to a human's physical appearance, but they are still far from being the same, having a unique biology that allows them to perform amazing feats as well as a very uniquely named anatomy.
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