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Unsurun Adt lshkDili

Diger Adlan

Krsa Tammr Parmak, dil, di~, dudak ve yanaklar yardtmtyla olu~turulan sese tshk, bu sesle ileti~im kurmaya tshk dili denir. Ishk dili, ozellikle Giresun olmak iizere Karadeniz'in biryok yoresinde yaygmhk gosterir. Konu~ma dilinin kelimeleri, tshk teknigi kullantlarak telaffuz edilir. lshk dilinin ne zarnan kullanlimaya ba;;landtgt yoniinde herhangi bir bilgi bulunmarnaktadtr. Ancak bu dilin ortaya 91k1~1, kullanlimast ve geli~tirilmesinde cografi ko~ullarm etken oldugu bilinmektedir. Karadeniz bolgesinin daghk, engebeli arazilerinde konut yerle~imlerinin birbirinden uzak olmast, bOlge insanmm giinliik hayattaki ileti~im ihtiyacmt, tshgm ytkarmt~ oldugu yiiksek ses hacminden yararlanarak gidermesine neden olmu~tur. lshk dili; halkm kendi arasmda uzla~tlgt ezgisel, ritimsel ve belirgin bazt seslerin birle~iminden olu~an kahplara sahiptir. Bu kahplar kullantlarak tshk dili, giinliik hayattaki "tarnarn", "gel", "git" gibi ktsa, basit anlarn birimleri yerine kullamlabilmektedir. Aynca tshk dili ile "yangm var" ~eklindeki acil yardtm 9agnlar1 veya "yarm bize fmdtk imecesine gelir misin" gibi uzun olmayan diyaloglarm kurulmast miimkiin hale gelmektedir. Derin vadileri a~mak yerine tshk dilini kullanmak Karadeniz bolgesi insammn i~ini kolayla~ttrmt~ ancak cep telefonu, intemet gibi geli~mi~ ileti~im ara9lar1 bu dilin kullamm alanmt daraltmt~, gen9-ya~h, kadm-erkek herkesin kullandtgt bir dil iken ozellikle geny arasmda az kullamhr olmu~tur. Giiniimiizde "ku~dili" olarak antlmaya ba~lanan tshk dili ile ilgili olarak Dogu Karadeniz dag koylerinden biri olan Giresun'unl <;anak91 il9esine bagh Ku~koy' de 1997 yilmdan beri her haziran aymda bir festival diizenlenmekte ve bu dili konu~anlar arasmda yart~malar yaptlmaktadtr.

SOKUM ALANLARI

Cografi DagJitm (Unsur i~in Envanter Formu Gonderen iller)

Ba~vurulan Topluluk, Grup ve

Doga ve Evrenle ilgili Bilgi ve Uygulamalar, Sozlu Gelenekler ve Anlattmlar

Giresun

Bireyler (Unsurla ilgili koruma Ku~dilini Ya~atma Kiiltfu ve Turizm Demegi, \;i1Qti~l:1IJ bulunanla

EnvanterNw Tarihi

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REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM

GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF RESEARCH AND TRAINING

THE FORM OF ICH NATIONAL INVENTORY OF TURKEY

Name of the Element Whistled Language Inventory Number Date of Approval

Other Names of the Element Ku~dili, l~1khk, l~1hk, I~Ildik, Ikhk

Brief Description of the Element

Whistling is the sound which is given out by the finger, the tongue, the tooth, the lips and the cheeks; and whistle is the "v''"'l'w''"auvi"ll the help of whistling. The whistle language is common in many parts of the Black Sea region, especially in Giresun. The words o

spoken language are articulated by using whistling technique.

is no information about when people started to use the whistle language. But it is known that geographical conditions

I Pt-t,.,..t,.n the emerge of this language, its usage and development. Due to the mountainous and rugged terrains, the dispersed

the Black Sea has caused people in this region to meet the need of communication by utilising the high sound capacity of whistling.

The whistle language has some patterns, which consist of compounds of some melodic, eurhytymic and clear sounds, on which people

have compromised. The whistle language has the ability to respond the daily communication needs such as short, simple meaning units

such as "okay", "come", "go"; in addtion to this it uses for warning and SOS like "there is a forest frre" or calling for help like,

"would you like to join us tomorrow to harvest hazelnuts".

Using the whistle language instead of climbing over deep valleys has facilitiated the communication of people in the Black Sea region ·

but advanced communication tools such as cellphones and internet has restricted the usage area of this language. It was once a

common language used by young, old, man, woman, everyone; now, it has become a language of little use especially among the young

. generations.

In Ku~koy, which is a mountain village of Giresun's ~anakr;1 district in the Eastern Black Sea, a festival in which competitions have

been staged between people who can use the whistle language, which has started to be called as "Ku~dili", has been being organized

once in a year in June since 1997.

ICH DOMAIN(S)

Geographical Distribution (Cities submitted inventory form for the

Knowledge and Practices Concerning Nature and the Universe, Oral Traditions and Expressions

Giresun

communities, groups and individuals consulted (those

Bird Language Sustenance Culture and Tourism Association, <;anaks;I Public Education Center provided evidence for safeguarding

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