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Death of an Andaman Tribe

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Feb 06, 2010
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The last surviving member of one of the tribes inhabiting the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal has died, according to the United Kingdom-based human rights organization Survival International, an ominous signal for the handful who remain.

Boa Sr, who died last week, was the last speaker of ‘Bo', one of the 10 Great Andamanese languages, S…

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