Gomera Island is small and mountainous, the roads on it - streamers, then diving into the ravines, then climbing to the ridge Island fame his whistle. And the whistle is not art, it is the most important means of communication. Here's how it is described in the article "An Unusual Language" (magazine "Around the World" in September 1957, author George Polish).
What surprise newcomers [English], where they witnessed how Guanchez (so called themselves indigenous inhabitants of the island) talking to each other in the language of whistles. Subsequently, the English colonists were mixed with locals and adopted them method "vygovarivaniya" words with the whistling, but applied it to her, the English language. This unique language was English name silbo, and the person speaker at this "language", was named silbadorom.
What is the secret silbo? "Talking" presses his tongue against the teeth and begins to whistle, and at the same time saying a word about the way it is done during normal conversation. However, some silbadory (there could be a matter of taste!) Put in his mouth one or two finger, and finally there are those who use the palm of your hand like a megaphone.
Experienced silbador can easily whiz everything that he's able to speak English.
now reviving the art of whistling, he even taught the children at school, though, its only use is the entertainment of tourists.
Source - Http://www.vokrugsveta.ru/telegraph/globe/584/
