There was an episode of The Magicians where Elliot and Margot used this to communicate while being spied upon. I immediately thought of this episode of Star Trek.
The Magicians were one of those books where I hated most of the main characters but loved the series. The TV series was great even though they deviated from the books.
How realistic is Star Trek’s Tamarian language? - Darmok and Jalad ( www.youtube.com )
I thought this video was absolutely fascinating throughout, even the ad....