Elder Sounds

        Elder sounds. I don t know if they constitute a language per se, but they not only express a lot, they communicate a lot--mainly, being under physical stress.

        Getting up and sitting down produce a goodly number of such sounds:  "Uhh," "Enh," little grunts and groans that I 've come to realize are not necessarily seeking sympathy or help, but are involuntary accompaniments to strain.  The body creeks a little to get where it needs to go or do what it needs to do, and the vocal instrument joins it in support!