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Ancient dialect extinct after last speaker dies
• ReutersOne of the world's
oldest dialects, which traces its origins to tens of thousands of years
ago, has become extinct after the last person to speak it died on a
remote Indian island.
Boa Sr, the 85-year-old last speaker of "Bo", was the oldest member of the Great Andamanese tribe, R.C. Kar, deputy director of Tribal Health in Andaman, told Reuters on Friday.
Boa Sr, the 85-year-old last speaker of "Bo", was the oldest member of the Great Andamanese tribe, R.C. Kar, deputy director of Tribal Health in Andaman, told Reuters on Friday.
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