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Silbo Gomero

2024/9/9
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Silbo Gomero, un lenguaje silbado único en la isla de La Gomera en las Islas Canarias, ha sido utilizado durante siglos para comunicarse a través de largas distancias. La geografía de la isla, con sus profundos barrancos, contribuyó al desarrollo de este método de comunicación. El silbido permite que los sonidos viajen más lejos que los gritos, lo que resulta especialmente útil en terrenos montañosos.
  • Silbo Gomero es un lenguaje silbado utilizado en La Gomera, Islas Canarias.
  • La geografía de la isla, con sus profundos barrancos, impulsó el desarrollo de Silbo.
  • El silbido permite una comunicación a larga distancia más efectiva que el grito.

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Located on the island of La Gomera in the Spanish Canary Islands is one of the most unusual languages on Earth. 

For centuries, the people on this island have been able to communicate over vast distances not by shouting, using smoke signals, or drums, but rather by whistling. 

This system allowed them to communicate just as easily as if they were talking, and it is still being used today.

Learn more about Silbo Gomero, the whistling language of the Canary Islands, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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