Appearance:
Humanoid. Elaborate facial structure. Along midline of
forehead (nose to hairline), and covering one-third its width, a row
of purple-tinged rectangular scutes.
Flora and Fauna:
Alvera trees - Sacred cultural
treasures that were 300 years old. The Kreetassans had Alvera
trees
outside their Hall of
Diplomacy. "A Night in Sickbay" [ENT]
Culture:
They wear robes and elaborate necklaces.
Kreetassans eat only in private; to be seen putting food in one's mouth
is a great insult.
Language:
It was the most complex language Sato had yet encountered, and she
projected her feelings of failure
onto T'pol, interpreting T'Pol's actions as
second-guessing and a lack of confidence in her.
Sato discovers that even though Context is critical in every language,
Kreetassan has the most subtle
variations that she's ever seen; The same word
can have a dozen different meanings. (Technically,
the Kreetassans would perceive them as a dozen
*different* words; it's only the non-native
speaker's insensitivity to the relevant variations
that blurs them together.] For example, the words
for "eat" and "mate" are nearly identical -- The
concepts of "eat" and "mate" being contained in
one such word, the difference being whether the
first syllable is emphasized or not.)
tostka = (we are) insult(-ed)
hwajat = eat
HWAjat = mate
Kjass skjask
las? = What
did we do wrong?
Hwajat ajhak jahs! =
You eat like you mate.
Sasooratt!
= (We desire to leave.)
Jhaaratun yiitooratt loorii = Whatever we've done to offend you, I
apologize.
Ship:
Pale green-grey, spindle or elongated teardrop, about half the length
of Ent's saucer.
Telescoping cylindrical docking tube at the "equator";
spindle-shaped prow extending from the "forward pole";
"forward hemisphere" about four times the length of the aft.
Several elongated bulges along the dorsal midline, one set into a
notch.
A single row of windows along the docking-tube deck.
Sweeping strakes along each side, ventral to that deck.
History:
2151: The Kreetassans who have been invited aboard
Enterprise for a first contact meeting are insulted
when they discover that humans "eat like they mate".
"Vox Sola" [ENT]
Individuals of Note:
Kreetassan Captain (Vaugn Armstrong)
Kreetassan #2
Kreetassan #3
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