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List Of Oldest Languages In The World
These languages have been there since years and we bet you did not know since how long they were being used. Read to find out more.
History speaks volumes, new discoveries or finding out about the missing villages, everything gets interesting when we get to know the facts. Little things like learning about the oldest languages in the world can add on some bit of knowledge.
Here, in this article, we are about to share the list of some of the oldest languages that are being used in the world.
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These are the languages that have been followed for decades and there are hardly any changes in the way they are being used in today's generation!
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1# Tamil
Tamil language has been in the system since 5000 years. About 14 years ago, a survey concluded that there were about 1863 newspapers that were published in Tamil, all over the world! AMAZING!!
2# Sanskrit
Researchers believe that Sanskrit has originated from Tamil and it has highly influenced many European languages. It is one of the classical languages in India and it dates back to 3000 BC.
3# Egyptian
It is one of the oldest languages in the world. It is known to be derived from the Afro-Asiatic language. This language dates back to 2600-2000 BC. There is a considerable and varied literature in the Egyptian language.
4# Greek
It was used by Ancient Greece and isderived from the Phoenician alphabet during 3000-1000 BC. It has many dialects such as Attic, Ionic and Doric. There have been various Poems of Iliad and Odyssey written in this language.
5# Chinese
Chinese language dates back to 3000 years. Over the years, it has evolved and about 1.2 billion people speak this language as their first language. It is one of the most spoken oldest languages in the world!
6# Aramiac
This language dates back to 900-700 BC. It was the language of the Assyrian Empire. There have been biblical books that were written in Aramaic. It is being spoken by the Christians, Jewish and Mandean ethnic races.
7# Hebrew
This is a liturgical language for Jews across the world. It has been there in the system since 400 BC. This language went through a revival process to become the official language of Israel.
8# Korean
Korean language dates back to 600 BC. It is spoken by more than 65 million people living on the peninsula and its outlying islands. This language has its crucial importance, as it is thesame language that is spoken and written.
9# Armenian
This is an Indo-European language that is spoken by Armenians. This language has a long history with a fifty-century Bible translation as its oldest surviving text.
10# Latin
This language came into existence before 75 BC. It was the language of the victors of many wars and battles fought on the Italian peninsula.
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