The Whistling Bird Language of the Turkish Mountains
Great Big Story went into the remote mountains of Turkey where the main language isn't spoken but whistled instead. This language, called kus dili (bird language), was used by farmers working along the Pontic mountainside for centuries until the invention mobile phone erased the need for this language. It's still being kept alive, however. Resident Muazzez Kiiek, the expert whistler of Kuskiy, demonstrated the various tones of whistle used to communicate throughout the village.
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