Whistle and Talk to Your Community
By Bojel
@jobelbojel (36796)
Philippines
September 19, 2018 5:55am CST
I saw something on YouTube that amazes me. There are people on the other side of the world that use sound to communicate with each other. Like the birds, or other animals that send signals to their own kind.
In Turkey, there is a community that does the whistling to communicate.
Can you live in a community that does not use words to convey your thoughts and feelings?
Here is the link of the video:
Turkish villagers have a secret language. They use a sophisticated system of whistling known as "bird language." The high-pitched whistles help villagers com...
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11 responses
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
20 Sep 18
@jobelbojel They usually shout with different tones.
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@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
19 Sep 18
That is cool. I bet it is different from one place to another. I wonder how it sounds in Cordillera.
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@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
21 Sep 18
@Shavkat Yeah, I can remember that in my community back in the province.
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@Friendlypink (3805)
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19 Sep 18
my friends before when there was no cellphone yet. They whistle to call me and to ask me to go out.
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@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
19 Sep 18
This is fascinating, why not? I can live with that, quieter and more peaceful.
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@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
19 Sep 18
I like to live in quite place as well. Unlike here in Manila.
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@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
21 Sep 18
@LadyDuck Awesome heritage would say. The bird language is just amazingly perfect. It is good to my ears.
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@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
19 Sep 18
Got it! When I am reading her comment I realized if these people don't speak at all.
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
20 Sep 18
@jobelbojel The Turkish people who live in the Black Sea mountains (the name of the town is Kusköy) use this sort of "code" as a additional way to communicate. The "birds language" exist from 500 years and has recently been recognized by UNESCO as a distinctive Cultural heritage.
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@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
19 Sep 18
I know how to whistle but not this kind. I need to learn
@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
19 Sep 18
@owlwings that is true. ML is right, learning the whistling language can be acquired in an early age.
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@Nickzter1331 (4229)
• Philippines
19 Sep 18
,,,maybe i can or maybe i cannot.. it depends on how i were able to adapt on it..
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@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
19 Sep 18
If we are not used to it it is difficult but willingness to learn should be there.
@Nickzter1331 (4229)
• Philippines
20 Sep 18
@jobelbojel ,,,yes agree on that ..
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
19 Sep 18
Well, of course, they do speak as well. They only use the whistling version when they want to communicate over a distance.
There are also whistling languages in the Canary Islands (Silbo Gomero) and, as I learned, in Greece and many other parts of the world where people need to communicate over long distances. The article below (with a video) describes 'sfyria', the Greek version.
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/greece/articles/what-you-need-to-know-about-greeces-rare-whistled-language-sfyria/
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@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
19 Sep 18
I did not do my research. Obviously. But thank you for this additional information.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
19 Sep 18
It is a special talent to decipher the message; it is amazing!
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
21 Sep 18
Really, wow this is amazing.
Could it be that villagers live away with each other and because modern gadgets are not exist in this place so they use sounds.
@freelancermariagrace (29342)
• Philippines
19 Sep 18
Definitely. I would like to experience living in a community that does not use words to convey their thoughts and feelings. But of course, I have to be really prepared for it, like I have to condition myself (mind and body)
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