Summary The Chinantecan people of mountainous northern Oaxaca, Mexico, speak by whistling as well as by talking. We visit their isolated community and see for ourselves how they use whistled speech to supplement-and sometimes replace-spoken speech.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : David Yetman
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Mar 7, 2014
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official Website of In the Americas with David Yetman
Language : English
Production companies : University of Arizona
Summary The Chinantecan people of mountainous northern Oaxaca, Mexico, speak by whistling as well as by talking. We visit their isolated community and see for ourselves how they use whistled speech to supplement-and sometimes replace-spoken speech.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Mar 7, 2014
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official Website of In the Americas with David Yetman
Language : English
Production companies : University of Arizona
