You'll Be Stunned by What Replaced Words on This Island

Imagine living on an island where people don’t need words to communicate—they just whistle! That’s the reality on La Gomera, one of Spain's Canary Islands, where an ancient whistling language called Silbo Gomero is still alive. It’s like something out of a movie—people use different pitches and tones to "whistle" entire conversations across valleys and cliffs. This unique language was developed to overcome the island’s rugged terrain, and it works better than shouting because the whistles carry much farther. It’s even taught in schools now to make sure it doesn’t disappear. If you thought words were the only way to communicate, think again—this island proves the power of sound in the most amazing way! Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD... Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook:   / brightside   Instagram:   / brightside.official   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.of... Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices