Turkey’s whistled language to get alphabetGİRESUN – Anadolu AgencyA group of Turkish academics have launched a project to create an alphabet for the whistled language, which is spoken in northern Turkey’s Black Sea region. The language, Kuşdili (bird language) as locals call it, was listed by UNESCO as being in urgent need of protection last year. “When the project is finalized, the whistled language, which is used for communication by locals in the region, will become a more common and internationally used language,” he said. The human voice can travel up to 500 meters in normal conditions, Genç said, adding that the whistled language allows the voice to reach up to 30 kilometers in good weather conditions. However, despite these efforts, UNESCO found that “the whistled language may soon totally disappear unless essential safeguarding measures are undertaken using an integrated approach.”

Source: The North Africa Journal March 30, 2018 08:26 UTC