Long before telephones were invented, locals living on the Spanish island La Gomera in the Canaries were able to communicate across great distances. Their secret is a whistled language. Whistling travels much further and with less effort than shouting, so it is the perfect way of communicating on the volcanic island. There are around 40 whistled languages in the world. Most are facing extinction. But ‘Silbo Gomero’ is a compulsory subject in grade school in La Gomera. Euromaxx Reporter Hendrik Welling spent some time in class on the island in the Canaries.


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