Last speaker of ancient language of Bo dies in India
By Alastair Lawson
BBC News
Boa Sr remained the last Bo speaker for at least 30 yearsThe last speaker of an ancient language in India's Andaman Islands has died at the age of about 85, a leading linguist has told the BBC.Professor Anvita Abbi said that the death of Boa Sr was highly significant because one of the world's oldest languages - Bo - had come to an end.
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Thursday 4 February 2010
Language death...
This is incredibly sad, from the BBC; basically an way of thinking has been lost...
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