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The Silbo Gomero is a cultural manifestation dating from the pre-Hispanic age, inherited from the aboriginal inhabitants of the Canaries who were conquered by the Spanish. Although its relevance in the island decreased until the second half of the 20th century, nowadays, the whistle is a living and useful cultural manifestation, | The Silbo Gomero is a cultural manifestation dating from the pre-Hispanic age, inherited from the aboriginal inhabitants of the Canaries who were conquered by the Spanish. Although its relevance in the island decreased until the second half of the 20th century, nowadays, the whistle is a living and useful cultural manifestation, | ||
Certainly, the whistled practised in La Gomera is neither one of those rural symbols of identity that people are often ashamed of, nor a patriotic feature that institutions of power artificially create in order to manipulate citizens; instead, it is a genuine cultural practice, which the Canaries are very proud of, but which still needs more time to give evidence of progress. // | Certainly, the whistled practised in La Gomera is neither one of those rural symbols of identity that people are often ashamed of, nor a patriotic feature that institutions of power artificially create in order to manipulate citizens; instead, it is a genuine cultural practice, which the Canaries are very proud of, but which still needs more time to give evidence of progress. // | ||
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Silbo Gomero is a whistled language used by the inhabitants of La Gomera, an island located in the west coast of Africa, in the Spanish Canary Islands. | Silbo Gomero is a whistled language used by the inhabitants of La Gomera, an island located in the west coast of Africa, in the Spanish Canary Islands. | ||
It is considered the only whistled language in the world that is fully developed and practised by a large community. Certainly, it is estimated to be spoken by more than 22,000 inhabitants. | It is considered the only whistled language in the world that is fully developed and practised by a large community. Certainly, it is estimated to be spoken by more than 22,000 inhabitants. | ||
- | Initially, it was used to solve the serious problems of communication suffered by the inhabitants caused by the difficult orography of the island, which is formed by deep valleys and rifts. It was also employed during the activities of shepherding.((S.Garcia. //Silbo Gomero//. (2015, December 18). [[http:// | + | Initially, it was used to solve the serious problems of communication suffered by the inhabitants caused by the difficult orography of the island, which is formed by deep valleys and rifts. It was also employed during the activities of shepherding.((S.Garcia. (2015, December 18). //Silbo Gomero//. [[http:// |
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====== Education of the language ====== | ====== Education of the language ====== | ||
===== History of language education: ===== | ===== History of language education: ===== | ||
- | Silbo Gomero is understood and practiced by the vast majority of all islanders, especially the elderly. Today, like centuries ago, the whistled language was used to transmit news, announce celebrations, | + | Silbo Gomero is understood and practiced by the vast majority of all islanders, especially the elderly. Today, like centuries ago, the whistled language was used to transmit news, announce celebrations, |
- | (( Consejera de Educación, Universidades, | + | Besides, whistles can be distinguished by pitch and by whether they are interrupted or continuous. |
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- | The use of the whistle declined gradually in La Gomera until the end of the 1970s, when local and cultural entities of the island started promoting its revitalization.(( Victoria González Ares//El Silbo Gomero en el sistema educativo canario// | + | The use of the whistle declined gradually in La Gomera until the end of the 1970s, when local and cultural entities of the island started promoting its revitalization.(( Victoria González Ares. (2016, May 18). //El Silbo Gomero en el sistema educativo canario// |
- | Finally, since July 1999, Silbo Gomero is taught in schools so to guarantee that knowledge of the language is transmitted to new generations.//(reference needed)// | + | Finally, since July 1999, Silbo Gomero is taught in schools so to guarantee that knowledge of the language is transmitted to new generations.((UNESCO committee. (2019, October). //Decision of the Intergovernmental Committee: 4.COM 13.71//. Retrieved February 19, 2020, from [[https:// |
===== Legislation of language education: ===== | ===== Legislation of language education: ===== | ||
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* On July 26, 1997, the Parliament of the Canary Islands passed a Non-Law Proposition requesting the Government of the Canary Islands to include the whistle of La Gomera in the education system of the island. | * On July 26, 1997, the Parliament of the Canary Islands passed a Non-Law Proposition requesting the Government of the Canary Islands to include the whistle of La Gomera in the education system of the island. | ||
* In addition, the Law 4/1999 from March 15th (the Historic Patrimony of the Canary Islands) defines Silbo Gomero as part of the ethnographic heritage of the Canary Islands. | * In addition, the Law 4/1999 from March 15th (the Historic Patrimony of the Canary Islands) defines Silbo Gomero as part of the ethnographic heritage of the Canary Islands. | ||
- | * Law 4/1999 gave rise to order 1118/2001, which defined the // | + | * Law 4/1999 gave rise to order 1118/2001, which defined the // |
==== UNESCO legislation: | ==== UNESCO legislation: | ||
- | On September 30, 2009, Silbo Gomero was included in the UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (UNESCO, | + | On September 30, 2009, Silbo Gomero was included in the UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity((UNESCO |
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- | - TIME (2013, May 21). Sylbo, [[https:// | ||
- | - UNESCO (2009, September 25). [[https:// | ||
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- | - Redacción (2016, May 18). [[http:// | ||
- | - Universidad de la Laguna: Institución (2010) [[https:// | ||
- | - La Opinión (2017, Frebruary 23). [[http:// | ||
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