The Last Bo Speaker

The last member of a unique tribe off the coast of India has passed away, and she has taken what was a nearly extinct and ancient language with her. Boa Sr was 85 years old; the eldest of the Great Andamanese, who now number just 52, but fail to speak “Bo”. Sr was apparently “very lonely as she had no one to converse with,” according to an Indian linguist who knew her over many years.

 

 

 

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