Silbo Gomero- the whistle' language' of the Canary Islands

whistle

a high sound made by blowing a whistle, by blowing air out through your lips, or when air or steam is forced through a small opening

situate

position, place, locate

coast

shore, seaside #interior

volcanic

relating to or caused by a volcano

mountainous

a mountainous area has a lot of mountains

steep

a road, hill etc that is steep slopes at a high angle

rocky

covered with rocks or made of rock

slope

a piece of ground or a surface that slopes

wooded

woody, forested, timbered

ravine

a deep narrow valley with steep sides

rise

to be very tall

peak

top, summit, apex #base

means

method, way

transmit

convey, spread, transfer

adapt to

adjust, change, modify

extreme west/end/left etc

the part furthest to the west, nearest the end etc

terrain

land, territory, ground

throw/shed/cast light on something

to provide new information that makes a difficult subject or problem easier to understand

activate

trigger, make active, start #stop

normally

usually, typically, generally

be associated (with somebody/something)

to be related to a particular subject, activity etc

remarkably

extraordinarily, amazingly, outstandingly, astonishingly #unremarkably

flexible

adaptable, elastic #rigid

interpret sth as sth

to believe that something someone does or something that happens has a particular meaning

dedicate to

to use a place, time, money etc only for a particular purpose

scope of

range of, scale of

signal

sign, hint, indication

recognize

acknowledge, understand, comprehend

co-author

one of two or more people who write a book, article, report, etc. together

associate professor

a professor at an american university whose job is above the level of assistant professor and below the level of professor

psychology

the study of the mind and how it influences people's behaviour

substitute for

alternative, replacement, surrogate

recode

put (something, especially a computer program) into a different code

frequency

the number of radio waves, sound waves etc that pass any point per second

tone

pitch, sound

whistler

a person or thing that whistles

pitch

tone, note

cup

tone, note

cup

to hold something in your hands, so that your hands form part of a circle around it

adjust

change, modify, amend

ambiguity in

the state of being unclear, confusing, or not certain, or things that produce this effect

lead

chief, main, principal

distinguish

recognize, perceive, understand

rely on

depend on

repetition

repeat, duplication, recurrence

awareness of

the ability to notice something using your senses

context

the situation, events, or information that are related to something and that help you to understand it

shepherd

someone whose job is to take care of sheep

isolated

remote, inaccessible, lonely #nearby

mountain folk

generally people who live in mountainous areas

novel

new, innovative, unusual, unique

means of

a way of doing or achieving something

stay in touch (with sth)

to have the latest information or knowledge about something

pass

deliver, spread

surprising

astonishing, amazing, extraordinary #expected

via

through, by, by means of, by the use of

command

an order that should be obeyed

prove

show, demonstrate

occur

happen, appear

vital

critical, crucial, important #unimportant

neuroimaging

a clinical specialty concerned with producing images of the brain by noninvasive techniques (such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging)

contrast

compare, distinguish, differentiate

temporal

(anatomy) near the temple(s) at the side of the head

lobe

a round part of an organ in your body, especially in your brain or lungs

engage

involve, participate, take part

region

area, section, zone

frontal lobe

the anterior division of each cerebral hemisphere (anterior= front, forward; cerebral= relating to or affecting your brain; hemisphere= one of the two halves of your brain)

respond to

react to, reply

in response to sth

reply, answer, reaction

sign language

a language that uses hand movements instead of spoken words, used by people who cannot hear well

deaf

physically unable to hear anything or unable to hear well

experiment

test, research

activation

the act of making something start or making it start working

observe

perceive, see, watch

evidence

proof, data

flexibility

the ability to change or be changed easily to suit a different situation

capacity

ability, capability, aptitude #inability

a variety of sth

a lot of things of the same type that are different from each other in some way

form

type, kind, way

hemisphere

one of the two halves of your brain

uniquely

exclusively, distinctively, #commonly

independent

separate, unconnected, unrelated

modality

a particular way of doing or experiencing something

non-

used to say that someone or something is not a particular thing, or does not do a particular thing

grab

grasp, take

multiple

numerous, many, various #few

origin

the country, race, or type of family which someone comes from

obscure

unclear, ambiguous, vague #clear

indigenous

native, original, aboriginal #foreign

conquer

capture, occupy, take control of #surrender

survive

live, continue, last #perish

pocket

a small area or amount of something that is different from what surrounds it

be in use

a machine, place etc that is in use is being used

scientifically

methodically, systematically, logically,

adaptation

version, edition, variation

dense

thick

represent

signify, characterize, symbolize #misrepresent

original

fundamental, primary, earliest #last

widely

extensively, generally, commonly #narrowly

available

accessible, obtainable, existing #unavailable