Ancient tribal language becomes extinct as last speaker dies

[Foxy Brown]

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.

Boa Sr, who lived through the 2004 tsunami, the Japanese occupation and diseases brought by British settlers, was the last native of the island chain who was fluent in Bo.

[kuro808]

oh well that is sad for all linguist out there

[kuno_thunder]

If he was the last speaker, who'd wanna talk to him?

[writerserenyty]

As someone who loves languages, this is depressing.

[shurastriker]

sad but if he was really the last one then that language was already dead.

[shirenuファクトリー]

This is sad