Where did this character pick up another language?
In the question What happened to the Federation Universal Translator Technology?, it's mentioned that the alien Kalara in Star Trek Beyond speaks a language that standard translator technology struggles to translate. However, we later discover that
Kalara is actually Jessica Wolff, a human Starfleet officer who served aboard the USS Franklin. Presumably, therefore, she also speaks at least one language in common use throughout the quadrant.
What language is she speaking when she's first picked up at Yorktown, and where did she learn it?
Best Answer
Presumably she learned it from people (or computers) from one of the many starships that Krall had captured. It is not clear if she learned the language because she was taught by a person, studied their computers, or from absorbing those alien life forms.
It served her purpose well to speak a language that was new to the Federation. It reinforced the idea that she was an innocent victim of circumstances -- having no prior relationship with the Federation, she would have to apparent reason to subvert them. (Where is a Betazoid when you need one!)
Thus she was motivated to learn that language, however she did it.
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