2017.11.30

THE whistled WORD

Before the smartphone or even Morse code, some rural peoples “spoke” long distance by whistling—a means of communicating that still fascinates linguists

PHOTOGRAPH BY EIRINI VOURLOUMIS

PHOTOGRAPH BY EIRINI VOURLOUMIS

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