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Gouvernement des Canaries, 2008 In Unesco ICH website
Title, name | Titulo, nombre | Título, nome
Whistled language of the island of La Gomera (Canary Islands), the Silbo Gomero
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The whistled language of La Gomera Island in the Canaries, the Silbo Gomero, replicates the islanders’ habitual language (Castilian Spanish) with whistling. Handed down over centuries from master to pupil, it is the only whistled language in the world that is fully developed and practised by a large community (more than 22,000 inhabitants). The whistled language replaces each vowel or consonant with a whistling sound: two distinct whistles replace the five Spanish vowels, and there are four whistles for consonants. The whistles can be distinguished according to pitch and whether they are interrupted or continuous. With practice, whistlers can convey any message. Some local variations even point to their origin.
Community or culture | Comunidad o cultura | Comunidade ou cultura
La Gomera, Islas Canarias
Practitioners, Autor | Practicantes, Autores | Praticantes, Autores
Communitie of La Gomera, Islas Canarias
Museum | Museo | Museu
Place | Local | Local
La Gomera, Islas Canarias
Country | País
España
Language | Idioma
Spanish and Whistles

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Juan Ramón Hernandez y David Baute. Gouvernement des Canaries, 2008 In Unesco ICH website
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2008, by Gouvernement des Canaries In Unesco ICH website
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2008, by Gouvernement des Canaries In Unesco ICH website
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2008, by Gouvernement des Canaries In Unesco ICH website
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2008, by Gouvernement des Canaries In Unesco ICH website

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Origin, history | Origen, historia | Origem, história
Taught in schools since 1999, the Silbo Gomero is understood by almost all islanders and practised by the vast majority, particularly the elderly and the young. It is also used during festivities and ceremonies, including religious occasions. To prevent it from disappearing like the other whistled languages of the Canary Islands, it is important to do more for its transmission and promote the Silbo Gomero as intangible cultural heritage cherished by the inhabitants of La Gomera and the Canary Islands as a whole.
Associated heritage | Patrimonio asociado | Património associado
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Threats | Amenazas | Ameaças
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Oral traditions and expressions | Tradicones y expressiones orales | Tradições e expressões orais
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Literary, oral and written manifestations | Manifestaciones literarias, orales y escritas | Manifestações literárias, orais e escritas
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Transmission | Trasmisión | Transmissão