What is the first language in the universe?

Sumerian can be considered the first language in the world, according to Mondly. The oldest proof of written Sumerian was found on the Kish tablet in today's Iraq, dating back to approximately 3500 BC.
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Which is the 2 oldest language in the world?

Greek is derived from Mycenaean Greek which appeared around 700 years ago after which The Odyssey was written. 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.
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What is the 3 oldest language in the world?

12 Oldest Languages In The World Still Widely Used!
  1. Tamil (5000 years old) - Oldest Living Language of the World. ...
  2. Sanskrit (5000 years old) - World's Oldest Language. ...
  3. Egyptian (5000 years old) ...
  4. Hebrew (3000 years old) ...
  5. Greek (2900 years old) ...
  6. Basque (2200 years old) ...
  7. Lithuanian (5000 years old) ...
  8. Farsi (2500 years old)
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What language did Jesus speak?

Most religious scholars and historians agree with Pope Francis that the historical Jesus principally spoke a Galilean dialect of Aramaic. Through trade, invasions and conquest, the Aramaic language had spread far afield by the 7th century B.C., and would become the lingua franca in much of the Middle East.
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What language did Adam and Eve speak?

The Adamic language, according to Jewish tradition (as recorded in the midrashim) and some Christians, is the language spoken by Adam (and possibly Eve) in the Garden of Eden.
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Tower of Babel vs Linguistics - the quest for the first language



What is the youngest language?

The world's youngest language, coming in at only 100 years old (officially), is the South African language of Afrikaans. Surprised? Afrikaans, the natively spoken language of 7 million South Africans, was born from the white Dutch, French, and German colonizers in South Africa in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Who is mother of all languages?

In the beginning, Sanskrit stood as mother of all languages and encouraged all languages and was the reason for their growth and prosperity. One may note that most of the works in Sanskrit have been translated into other Indian languages.”
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What is the newest language to exist?

The world's youngest languages
  • Light Warlpiri. Spoken in Australia by 350 people, Light Warlpiri is one of the newest languages in the world. ...
  • Esperanto. Esperanto is spoken internationally by an estimated 30,000 to 180,000 users. ...
  • Lingala. Coming in as the most well-known language on the list is Lingala. ...
  • Gooniyandi.
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Is there a dying language?

The general consensus is that there are between 6,000 and 7,000 languages currently spoken. Some linguists estimate that between 50% and 90% of them will be severely endangered or dead by the year 2100.
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What language will we speak in 2050?

Mandarin. Mandarin is likely to be the most spoken language in 2050 because of its vast number of speakers. The economic influence of China will also prove vital for the continued use and spread of Chinese languages around the world.
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What is the rarest language ever?

Kawishana. Spoken near the Japura River in Brazil, Kawishana (Kaixana) was once a popular language utilized by many. The numbers began dwindling, eventually dropping down to 200. Now, there remains only one documented person still able to speak the language.
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Is there a language of God?

In Vedic religion, "speech" Vāc, i.e. the language of liturgy, now known as Vedic Sanskrit, is considered the language of the gods.
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Who is God of language?

Vāc is the Hindu goddess of speech, or "speech personified". As brahman "sacred utterance", she has a cosmological role as the "Mother of the Vedas". She is presented as the consort of Prajapati, who is likewise presented as the origin of the Veda.
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What is the oldest language family?

By order of appearance, the Tamil language (part of the family of Dravidian languages) would be considered the world's oldest living language as it is over 5,000 years old, with its first grammar book having made its first appearance in 3,000 BC.
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What are the 4 oldest languages?

The world's 10 oldest languages in the world
  1. Egyptian – 2690 BC (circa. 4700 years old) ...
  2. Sanskrit – 1500 BC (circa. 3500 years old) ...
  3. Greek – 1450 BC (circa. 3500 years old) ...
  4. Chinese – 1250 BC (circa. 3300 years old) ...
  5. Aramaic – 1100 BC (circa. 3100 years old) ...
  6. Hebrew – 1000 BC (circa. 3000 years old)
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Which language no longer exists?

Latin, Ancient Greek, Old Viking runes and Egyptian hieroglyphs call to you and you feel it's time to answer. These are dead languages – those that no longer have a native speaking community.
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What is the hardest language to learn?

Across multiple sources, Mandarin Chinese is the number one language listed as the most challenging to learn. The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center puts Mandarin in Category IV, which is the list of the most difficult languages to learn for English speakers.
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What is the language spoken in heaven?

Some have said that may be the “tongues of angels” Paul mentioned in 1 Corinthians 13:1. Others suggest our Heavenly language will be music, which is understood in any language; or perhaps it will be the language of love – God's love returned to him and others.
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Which is the voice of God?

In the Abrahamic religions, the voice of God is a communication from God to human beings, heard by humans as a sound with no apparent physical source.
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What are the 5 languages of God?

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Who created the God?

We ask, "If all things have a creator, then who created God?" Actually, only created things have a creator, so it's improper to lump God with his creation. God has revealed himself to us in the Bible as having always existed. Atheists counter that there is no reason to assume the universe was created.
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What language do angels speak?

Some Enochian words resemble words and proper names in the Bible, but most have no apparent etymology. Dee's journals also refer to this language as "Celestial Speech", "First Language of God-Christ", "Holy Language", or "Language of Angels".
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Who is the oldest religion?

The word Hindu is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, many practitioners refer to their religion as Sanātana Dharma (Sanskrit: सनातन धर्म, lit.
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What is the #1 language?

1. English – 1,121 million speakers. It is the most widely spoken language in the world because of the global impact of England and the United States in the last three centuries.
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What language can no one speak?

1. Latin language. Latin is by far the most well-known dead language. Though it has been considered a dead language for centuries, it is still taught in school as an important way to understand many languages.
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