In C. J. Cherryh's stories there are hydrogen beings who use a matrix of words in a pattern matrix. I think it was hydrogen, could have been methane. It has been a long while since i read them.
The Pride of Chanur stories are mostly told from the perspective of a cat-people.
Humanity shows up later on, a few here and there, strugling to deal with the sudden locating of several star faring civilizations.
I think she is one of the few authors who handle well truly alien to us species.
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