Oldest Languages in the World
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Language developed as the human species evolved. Development of language sets us apart from our closest relatives, the chimpanzees.
Human language can express thoughts, convey information, ask questions and give orders.
In contrast, animal can only communicate immediate issues such as food, danger, threat, or reconciliation.
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One theory is that hominids started by grunting, hooting and crying out, and this gradually developed into the language we use today.
But apes could grunt and hoot as well. Why did their grunting not evolve into a ‘language’?
Because 6 million years ago the hominid and chimpanzee lines diverged.
The size of the hominid brain increased and developed over time, while chimpanzee brain remained the same.
Did languages develop simultaneously all over the world?
Some have argued that language evolved independently in different parts of the world.
While a recent study shows that all languages in the world evolved from one prehistoric language first spoken in tens of thousands of years ago.
And it spread across the world with the migration of our ancestors 70,000 years ago.
Do languages stay the same over the generations?
Languages change as they are handed down from generation to generation due to change in culture and influence of other languages.
Top 5 Oldest Languages In The World.
Tamil (5000 years old) - #OldestLivingLanguage of the World.
Spoken by 78 million people and official language in Sri Lanka and Singapore, #Tamil is the oldest language in the world.
Tamil is the only ancient language that has survived all the way to the modern world.
Tamil is the Part of the #Dravidianfamily and it is the most widely spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu and is also one of the official languages of India.
#Sanskrit (5000 years old) - #WorldsOldestLanguage
Sanskrit is the oldest language in the world but fell out of common usage around 600 B.C.
It is now a liturgical language - the #holylanguages found in the scriptures of #Hinduism #Buddhism and #Jainism The first written record of Sanskrit can be found in Rigveda.
According to studies, Sanskrit forms the base for many European languages and is still one of India's official languages.
#Egyptian (5000 years old).
Egypt is considered to be one of the oldest civilizations in the world, and Egyptian Coptic is the #oldestindigenouslanguage of Egypt.
Written records of its usage date back to 3400 BC, making it an ancient language.
Coptic was the most widely spoken language in Egypt till the late 17th century AD until it was replaced by #EgyptianArabic, post-Muslim invasion.
#Hebrew (3000 years old).
Hebrew lost common usage around 400 CE and is now preserved as a liturgical language for Jews across the world.
Rise of #Zionism in the 19th and 20th century, Hebrew underwent a revival age and became the official language of Israel.
#ModernHebrew in many ways is influenced by other Jewish languages.
#Greek (2900 years old).
Greek is the official language of Greece and Cyprus and was first spoken in Greece and Asia Minor, which is now a part of Turkey.
Greek has an uninterrupted history of being used as a written language for over 3,000 years, which is longer than any other #IndoEuropeanlanguages spoken today.
This history is divided into three stages, #AncientGreek, #MedievalGreek, and #ModernGreek Over 15 million people, mostly residing in Greece and Cyprus, speak Greek today.
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