Another ancient language dies
Anvita Abbie, the reputed linguist from Nehru University of New Delhi, India, announced with sadness that Boa Sr, an elderly woman of 85 years and the last speaker of an ancient language from the Andaman Islands just died.
The lost language was part of a group of languages spoken only by indigenous tribes of Andaman Islands (India). It is believed to be of an African origins, some of its forms of verbal communication dated more than 70,000 years old.
After the death of his parents, more than 30 years ago, Boa Sr was the only person in the world able to speak the Bo Language.
Source of text and image: BBC