Whistle While You Work

kukickface writes "Have you ever watched Star Wars and been amazed that Human beings could understand what R2D2 is saying? An ancient yet almost dead language called Silbo Gomero seems to be reality's closest equivalent. Could this type of language be used in the future to ease natural language processing pains?"

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Re:Imagine this other African language.....

[Otter]

I think, though, that unlike those San languages with the clicking, this whistling is more a secondary form of signaling than a primary language.

Imagine the good that the Navajo talkers did in WW II. Would've been a shame if we didn't have them. The war would have been WAY tougher.

I'm all for the preservation of culture and language, but, c'mon -- the Navajos were valuable but it's not like they were a crucial part of the war effort, like radar.

Re:In Soviet Russia...

[SithLordOfLanc]

We can only hope ...