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Whistled languages are used in mountainous areas like the Canary Islands.

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Whistled speech encodes language patterns into whistles that carry long distances, useful in rugged terrain. Silbo Gomero in the Canary Islands is a famous example—whistles can travel hundreds of meters to a few kilometers depending on conditions.

🤯 "Whistled languages are used in mountainous areas like the Canary Islands — the original long-distance messaging system."

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