Abstract
The study of the whistled speech of several languages of the world has already provided an alternative point of view on many aspects of language. Whistles, which convey the linguistic information in the equivalent of spoken speech, are remarkably adapted to the perceptive capacities of human beings and to the natural environment in which they have helped social communication in everyday life. Whistled languages seem to have naturally focused on key elements of language to transmit the essential part of linguistic information. They can be seen as phonetical descriptions of local languages. As they are strongly linked to the traditional way of life, the great majority of them is endangered. Despite this situation, new approaches are now developed in order to combine the international scientific study and the local cultural transmission of these particular languages.
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