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.
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