Boa Sr
Boa Sr | |
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British India | |
Died | 26 January 2010 |
Boa Sr (circa 2 January 1925 – 26 January 2010) was an Indian Great Andamanese elder. She was the last person fluent in the Aka-Bo language.[1][2]
Boa Sr is not to be confused with another Great Andamanese tribal member, Boa Jr; the two women were not directly related. Boa Jr's late mother, Boro (who was also the last speaker of her language, Aka-Kora) was Boa Sr's best friend and named her daughter in her honor.
Biography
Boa was born around 1925.
Boa Sr. lived through the
Boa Sr. worked with
Boa Sr. survived the
Her husband, Nao Jer, died several years before she did and the couple had no children. She suffered from some vision loss during her later life, but was considered to be in good health until shortly before her death in 2010.[6]
Boa Sr. died at a hospital in Port Blair on 26 January 2010.[6] Boa Sr., who was approximately 85 years old, was the oldest living member of the Great Andamanese tribes at the time.[7] Boa Sr.'s death left just 52[6] surviving Great Andamanese people in the world, none of whom remember any Bo. Their population is greatly reduced from the estimated 5,000 Great Andamanese living in the Andaman Islands at the time of the arrival of the British in 1858.[6]
Legacy
References
- ^ a b Jonathan Watt (2010-02-04). "Ancient tribal language becomes extinct as last speaker dies". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- ^ "Andaman tribe's extermination complete as last member dies". Survival International. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ Alastair Lawson (February 4, 2010). "Last speaker of ancient language of Bo dies in India". BBC. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
The last speaker of an ancient language in India's Andaman Islands has died at the age of about 85, a leading linguist has told the BBC.
- ^ a b c "Bo Sr.'s obituary". Andamanese.net. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ a b c "Boa Sr. profile". Andamanese.net. 2009-02-22. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ a b c d e "Boa Sr.". Lives Remembered. The Daily Telegraph. 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- ^ "Language lost as last member of Andaman tribe dies". The Daily Telegraph. 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2010-02-22.