World
There are approximately 7,168 languages in the world, and 40% are considered endangered. Language is an essential part of humanity.
While no one can say what was the first language ever spoken, with years of research and modern technology, historians now have a list of some of the oldest.
Majorly spoken in Southern India and Sri Lanka, Tamil is one of the oldest languages in the world. Tamil literature can be dated back to 2000 years.
Written and Classical Chinese are some of the oldest languages with roots dating back to 3000 years.
Sanskrit is also called 'Dev Vani' meaning the language of gods. It dates back to 3,500 years in history and is also known as the mother of several modern languages.
Ancient Egyptian, especially the written hieroglyphs are some of the earliest languages of the human race. Its roots go deep in history, around 3200 BCE.
Akkadian is an ancient Semitic language that was spoken in Mesopotamia. It dates back to 2500 BCE and was used in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
The language from the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) has been around for thousands of years in spoken and written form. A reformed version of the language is used today.
Ancient Greek dates back to 3000 years with a diverse history of speakers. A reformed and modern version of the language is still spoken in Greece and Cyprus.