Re: Sign Languages (was My new treasure)

From: "jogloran"

> I can't remember the name of the language but the species, if we're
> thinking of the same alien species, was called rikchik. I think
> they're deaf and make signs with their tentacles.
Well, that's a blast from the past! The site you pointed us to seems to have
grown since I was there last (a long time ago). I had no *idea* Rikchiks
were deaf; I assumed they were kinda jellyfish-like; perhaps an oral cavity
for ingestion, but no larynx et al., hence the complex tentacle language. Ya
learn sumpin' new...

Kou