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Monday, August 24, 2009

Forget Texting: Spanish Island Revives an Ancient Whistled Language

In the 15th century, French missionaries who visited the Canary Islands reported having met a strange tribe that “spoke only with the lips.”

They were referring to what is today known in Spain as Silbo Gomero , the whistled language that survives on La Gomera Island.
Prof. Hex at 1:29 AM
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