Which is oldest language in world?

Dating back to at least 3500 BC, the oldest proof of written Sumerian was found in today's Iraq, on an artifact known as the Kish Tablet. Thus, given this evidence, Sumerian can also be considered the first language in the world.
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Which is the 2 oldest language in the world?

Modern Greece that is spoken by 13.5 million people around the world has a rough origination from almost 3,500 years back. This is the second oldest language in the world which is still being used today. Sanskrit is the language of Jainism, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
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What is the 3 oldest language in the world?

Greek is the third oldest language in the world. Latin was the official language of the ancient Roman Empire and ancient Roman religion.
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Is Egypt older than Tamil?

Though we can not ascertain the world's oldest language, other languages including Chinese and Egyptian are older than Tamil.
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Which is the 2nd oldest language in India?

2. Sanskrit – 1500 BC (circa. 3500 years old)
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What is the oldest language in the world?



What is the mother of all languages?

Sanskrit is the Holy and Divine language of India, written in Devanagari script which is also known for its clarity and beauty. Sanskrit belongs to the Indo-European languages family.
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Which is older Hindi or Urdu?

Hindi has its origin in 9th Century, whereas Urdu came later only in 12th Century. Northwestern states speaks mostly Hindustani and some register of Standard Hindi, whereas northern India which also has more population still speaks Standard Hindi.
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Who invented language?

Who invented language? Language came about and evolved over time in order for humans to survive and develop. It was first invented and used by Homo sapiens, but researchers don't know exactly when. Language likely began somewhere between 50,000 and 100,000 years ago.
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What was the first human language?

The Proto-Human language (also Proto-Sapiens, Proto-World) is the hypothetical direct genetic predecessor of all the world's spoken languages. It would not be ancestral to sign languages.
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How old is Tamil?

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The earliest Tamil writing is attested in inscriptions and potsherds from the 5th century bce. Three periods have been distinguished through analyses of grammatical and lexical changes: Old Tamil (from about 450 bce to 700 ce), Middle Tamil (700–1600), and Modern Tamil (from 1600).
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Which is India's oldest language?

Vedic Sanskrit is the language of the Vedas, a large collection of hymns, incantations, and religio-philosophical discussions which form the earliest religious texts in India and the basis for much of the Hindu religion. Modern linguists consider the metrical hymns of the Rigveda to be the earliest.
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Who made English?

Having emerged from the dialects and vocabulary of Germanic peoples—Angles, Saxons, and Jutes—who settled in Britain in the 5th century CE, English today is a constantly changing language that has been influenced by a plethora of different cultures and languages, such as Latin, French, Dutch, and Afrikaans.
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What are fake languages called?

Fictional languages are the subset of constructed languages (conlangs) that they have been created as part of a fictional setting (e.g. for use in a book, movie, television show, or video game).
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Who created Urdu?

Urdu developed in the 12th century ce from the regional Apabhramsha of northwestern India, serving as a linguistic modus vivendi after the Muslim conquest. Its first major poet was Amir Khosrow (1253–1325), who composed dohas (couplets), folk songs, and riddles in the newly formed speech, then called Hindvi.
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Is shukriya Urdu or Hindi?

It can be used as either a given name or surname. It is also a word that in the Urdu language (Urdu: شکریہ) means "Thank You".
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Who invented Hindi language?

Middle Indo-Aryan to Hindi

Like other Indo-Aryan languages, Hindi is a direct descendant of an early form of Vedic Sanskrit, through Sauraseni Prakrit and Śauraseni Apabhraṃśa (from Sanskrit apabhraṃśa "corrupt"), which emerged in the 7th century CE.
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Which language did God speak?

Similar to Latin today, Hebrew was the chosen language for religious scholars and the holy scriptures, including the Bible (although some of the Old Testament was written in Aramaic). Jesus likely understood Hebrew, though his everyday life would have been conducted in Aramaic.
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Is Sanskrit mother of Tamil?

Is Tamil mother of Sanskrit? Tamil is not the mother of Sanskrit. Although, many believe Tamil is the mother of all languages. Sanskrit is the Divine language of Hinduism.
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Which came first Sanskrit or Tamil?

Tamil is older than Sanskrit and there is record of 'Tamil Sangam' dating back 4,500 years, he said.
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Is Hindi older than Tamil?

Tamil is much older compared to Hindi. It is the oldest of the Dravidian languages and one of the longest and long-lasting languages in the world. In addition, it is regarded as one of the classical languages in India.
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