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Silbo

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Meaning

A whistled language especially associated with La Gomera and long-distance communication across steep terrain.

Reference source

Canarias Historia — artículos sobre el Silbo Gomero

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Articles

The Gomeran Whistle: A Language That Crosses MountainsThe Gomeran Whistle: The Living Whistled Language of La Gomera

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Language, place names and Amazigh memory

Culture: tracks

Living traditions

Culture: entries

El Silbo GomeroIntangible heritage

Videos

A la Gomera: Romance del Silbo Romero

Islands

El HierroLa GomeraLanzarote

References

Platos olvidados de Canarias. Parte 1Platos olvidados de Canarias. Parte 2A la carta. Recetario de cocina canaria, nacional e internacionalArte, sociedad y arquitectura en el siglo XVII: la cultura del barroco en CanariasVocabulario canario guancheEl silbo gomero. Medio de comunicaciónEntre olas. Recetas tradicionales de La Gomera, El Hierro y TenerifeEstampas de los pueblos de Gran Canaria. Isla azulGuía de recetas de cocina de FuerteventuraIslas CanariasLas Palmas. España en pazMoya, alfarería popular de tradición aborigen

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