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1/7/2004
10:38:56 am EST
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Give A Little Whistle
Author: Local Government International Bureau (UK) Source: LGIB
Title: GIVE A LITTLE WHISTLE
Residents on the Canary Island of La Gomera will soon be whistling while they work after the local council revived Silbo Gomero, a language that’s whistled rather than spoken. Children in the island’s elementary schools are being taught the Silbo technique in an effort to keep the ancient language alive.
Believed to originate from early African settlers 2,500 years ago, the language features four ‘vowels’ and four ‘consonants’ which are strung together to form more than 4,000 words. When ‘spoken’, the language sounds, appropriately for the Canary Islands, like birdsong.
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| Code Talkers | Jan 7th. at 1:13:32 pm EST |
by Ahr-Ohn (Bridgeport, Ct.) - wc_xemail
Now, every code buster in the world will have to study whistling.
aaron
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| Amazing, Also Fun | Jan 7th. at 10:58:27 am EST |
by tonayallicue dark star (midwest usa) - wc_xemail
of course it will prolly be harder than actually speaking, but this sounds like so much fun. talk about speaking in another language so people dont know what youre talking about!!!! now, every time i hear a whistling i will think someone could be talking about me. (paranoid american response considering the patriot act & all) have a good day & dont forget to "whistle while you work"!!
(now that snow white song will be in my head all day.....oops)
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