La Gomera is the smallest island of the Canary Islands (Spain). It is home to an ancient language of Silbo Gomero or the El Silbo meaning 'the whistle'. It is a language spoken by the inhabitants of the island that is used to communicate across deep ravines and valley throughout the island and is literally whistling. The whistle will travel over 2 miles on the island is much more effective than shouting. The language is still used by the islanders and he a required course in school. The origins of this language are unknown but it is believed that it originated from Africa. The language is now a whistled from the Spanish language and is easily understood in the brain as is all languages. There are only 2 vowels and 4 consonants in the language.. each are given different intensity, duration and style.
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