Guest guest Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 News Flash! Ancient language " Bo " dies with last speaker The last member of a 65,000-year-old tribe has passed away - and with her the ancient Bo language. Boa Sr was the only surviving descendant of the Bo people, who inhabited the remote Andaman Islands off the east coast of India. She died last week aged 83 after living through British rule, Second World War Japanese occupation and the 2004 tsunami. Delhi-based linguistics professor Anvita Abbi told how Boa lost her sight and had been forced to learn a new language. He said: " She was the only person left who spoke Bo. At times, she felt very isolated and lonely as she had no-one to talk to in her own tongue. She had to learn an Andamanese version of Hindi in order to communicate. BBC News p.s. of course many of you may also have known.. " Bo " Diddley died some time ago and with his passing died the ancient " Bo Diddley beat " . these are indeed sad times we live in. ..b b.b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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