Ancient tribal language becomes extinct as last speaker dies

Jonathan Watts Boa Sr, the last speaker of the Bo language of the Andaman Islands, has died.
Boa Sr, the last speaker of the Bo language of the Andaman Islands, has died. Photograph: Alok Das/Survival/Survival

The last speaker of an ancient tribal language has died in the Andaman Islands, breaking a 65,000-year link to one of the world's oldest cultures.

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Published on February 04, 2010 15:37
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