What is "sfyria"?
Correct answer: A whistle language
MayhemsMomma415
This is the exact type of information that makes me LOVE this game! Keep the facts coming!😁
Gillyjosam1
i can't get enough of this game. Every day i learn something new and really interesting
Omni47
Guessed this one right because "sfirya" also means "to whistle" in my native language (Bulgarian) which has some words with Greek origin.
AstonishingLord91086
Lesley Dixon, sad! hope someone is recording what's left
SKURLNIK
There is a great article pertaining to this language on the website outline.com. You can listen to audio samples of the language and learn a bit of history. I highly recommend the read/listen.
WaldoLydeker
This is the second game where I have to take notes, else I'll forget the term, and need to do further independent research for my own pleasure. The first and only game I had to do this, up until now, is chess. I write down the moves in case my opponent wins and I can backtrack to see where I screwed up and can improve my game.
Player #2671919
Very similar to the mountain communications of the Alps we know as yodelling. Same as the mountain calls in Appalachia.
jillievon
think about it. we use a whistle language. when a man whistles at a woman.. meaning she looks good, when you whistle "come here" "come home" to your kids or your dog. your approval at a performance on a stage or sporting event.
medievalbiatch81
Player #185561, no. I kniw that got a fact cause I'm Australian and live in Australian the aboriginals don't even speak like that. There are some tribes to this day that use the click and clack popping sounds in Africa. Watch the movie " gods must be crazy"
hippibillie4u
I want to learn this language....
Duchess
Are any attempts made to teach or preseeve this language? If only 10 people remain, it should be taught to somebody, maybe a musician. they already know timing & frequency.
44MysticMind
Maha, Any relation to Taha🤓?
44MysticMind
I got this one wrong, but learned much more than the point value. Thank you
Debs
Love learning new stuff! It’s grand! 😎
Player #9181564
It would be nice to hear a sample of this …
BRIAN
Two of my grandkids live about 1/4 mile away from me and I have whistled at them saying I hear them playing and hello. I can be anywhere and give a certain whistle and they hear it and know it is time to find me, even my adult children know that whistle to this day.
BiGuy
SKURLNIK, it seams to not be that at all
Rick
NUNURQUIZZNESS, I love to whistle and find myself doing it without even realizing it. Whistle on!
Englebert
Omni47, dobar dan. I recently worked with a Bulgarian from Plovdiv, nice guy.
kim
wow thank you for the info
LillySparrow
Awesome . . Just hope that the ppl can whistle good! And don’t say, “Polly want a cracker” lol
IamPhemomenal
this game is very intriguing
I learn something new everyday
keep the facts coming
Adele
Duolingo here is another one?
Royalty
WaldoLydeker, I also take notes & screen shots
Royalty
SKURLNIK, thank you for the tip
Elizabeth
If you are Greek you should know this!
Morgan
SKURLNIK, I tried the link, it didn't work. Unfortunately.
toe jam
like harpo, from gracho marx.
Klippies
, ❤️
PR
A village in the Indian state of Meghalaya has a similar tradition.
Giggle pig
jillievon, we don’t have that kind of freedom anymore.
Suzanne
I love this game, I actually learn a lot everytime I play. well done and keep it coming. 👍
gulhanim
There are some people in Turkey who use whistling to communicate
Dieu linh
Sieu hay khong
Player #77083599
OMG!
That is incredible, and we would've never even known about it if there wasn't a plane crash!
So cool...
Joyous one
medievalbiatch81, I love that movie as well as it's sequel, "The Gods Must Be Crazy 2"
SexyEaglesGurl
now I need to remember to look this up in more detail..I definitely want to know more..
Player #73957527
Player #2671919, Wonder if it's similar to the whistles the sheep herders use with their dogs???
Spook
2 thumbs up from me. Great game for the knowledge.
Gonzalo192
In Spain we also have something like that, in Canary Islands, La Gomera. It’s known as the “gomerian whistle”, silbo gomero en español.