Aka-Bo language
| Aka-Bo | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | Andaman Islands |
| Extinct | 2010 |
Great Andamanese
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | akm |
| ELP | Aka-Bo |
Aka-Bo or Bo is an extinct Great Andamanese language, of the Northern group. It was spoken on the east central coast of North Andaman and on North Reef Island of the Andaman Islands in India. The Aka- at the beginning of the language name is a common Great Andamanese prefix for nouns related to the tongue.[1]
Boa Sr, the last person who remembered any Bo,[2] died on 26 January 2010, at the age of approximately 85.[3]
Numerals
The numerals from 1 to 10 are as follows[4]:
- lĭdĭgĭ
- wāsi
- ēde
- lūla
- kumugyĭ
- gĭlmugeri
- djūmāsi
- ungertōsi
- ūnākēla
- cārāli
References
- ^ Temple, Richard C. (1902). A Grammar of the Andamanese Languages, being Chapter IV of Part I of the Census Report on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Superintendent's Printing Press: Port Blair.
- ^ "GA Community". Vanishing Voices of the Great Andamanese (VOGA). Retrieved 2010-02-05.
- ^ "Obituary for Boa Sr". Vanishing Voices of the Great Andamanese (VOGA). Retrieved 2010-02-05.
- ^ "Wolfram Alpha". Retrieved 2010-02-07.
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