New Delhi, India (CNN) — The last member of an ancient tribe that has inhabited an Indian island chain for around 65,000 years has died, a group that campaigns for the protection of indigenous peoples has said.
Boa Sr, who was around 85 years of age, died last week in the Andaman islands, about 750 miles off India’s eastern coast, Survival International said in a statement.
The London-based group, which works to protect indigenous peoples, said she was the last member of one of ten distinct Great Andamanese tribes, the Bo.
“The Bo are thought to have lived in the Andaman islands for as long as 65,000 years, making them the descendants of one of the oldest human cultures on earth,” it noted.
With her passing at a hospital, India also lost one of its most endangered languages, also called Bo, linguists say.
okay. too bad i’ll never get to meet them. ;|
NnnnnooOOOOOOOooooooooooooooo!
That’s like my ancestor’s ancestorrrr;...just got extincted.
and ppl wonder why im pessimistic however,...earth makes me sick. but im not really...
ok so this is super sad. :(
people around me...somebody was dying.
wow, thats saddening.
This makes me incredibly sad.
race itself”, I hate when this happens.
This is so sad, especially since...my closest friends is from Andaman.
Quiet sad actually, reminds me
アンダマン諸島の少数民族の一つの最後の生き残りが死亡し、そのBOという民族が絶滅したそうだ。そしてBO語を話す人もいなくなった。
always wanted to be...linguist. (No “cunning” jokes, please.)
another culture Very sad. Another connection
Everyone and everything disappears with time.
CULTURE, SIGNING OFF
I know I’m pathetic...letting this make me weep, but God…
Reading this, I somehow feel...loss. Ah, I know… it’s...loss...
This made me sad...Saturday morning. Imagine being on your deathbed, talking with no
isaiah laughed at your comment lol.
OH NO! we’re dying.
us Chamorros. With...huge military build-up coming and with
This reminds me I meant to post that I just found out that there is an island in the chain of islands of Hawaii and such...
great cultural tragedy.
Bo Knows Extinction™