What is "viki"

Viki was the subject of one of the first experiments in ape language. Viki was raised by Keith and Catherine Hayes in the same manner as a human infant, to see if she could learn human words. She was given speech therapy, which involved the Hayeses (her adoptees) manipulating her lower jaw. Eventually, she was able to voice four words:

• mama
• papa
• up
• cup

This extremely limited success was at first interpreted as evidence that apes were not capable of using human language. However, further experiments in which chimpanzees were instructed in the use of American sign language indicated that Viki's achievements had been significantly hampered by physiological limitations—chimpanzees are not able to produce the sounds that make up human speech.

Viki may refer to:

Viki is an operetta by Paul Abraham to a libretto by Imre Harmath and Adorján Bónyi; it premiered on 26 January 1935 at the National Theatre (Budapest) (or Magyar Színház).

Viki is a Singaporean video streaming platform site headquartered in San Francisco. The company also has offices in Tokyo, and Seoul.

The name Viki is a play on the words video and Wiki, drawing similarities to those companies' use of volunteers for content management. The company won the Crunchie award for best international start-up company in January 2011.