Which language is oldest in the 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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What was first language?

Thus, given this evidence, Sumerian can also be considered the first language in the world. Sumerian was gradually replaced by Akkadian as a spoken language around 2000 BC, but it continued to be used as a literary, ceremonial, scientific and sacred language until the 1st century AD.
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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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Why is Tamil the oldest language?

It has the oldest extant literature among Dravidian languages. The earliest epigraphic records found on rock edicts and 'hero stones' date from around the 3rd century BC. About 60,000 of the 100,000 odd inscriptions found by the Archaeological Survey of India in India are in Tamil Nadu.
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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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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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Who created 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 is the original language of God?

Hebrew, which is from the same linguistic family as Aramaic, was also in common use in Jesus' day. 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).
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Who created 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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Who created Urdu?

The earliest linguistic influences in the development of Urdu probably began with the Muslim conquest of Sindh in 711. The language started evolving from Farsi and Arabic contacts during the invasions of the Indian subcontinent by Persian and Turkic forces from the 11th century onward.
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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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Is Urdu better than Hindi?

Yes,infact Urdu is more beautiful language than Hindi because you would have observed that most of the songs are in urdu language. Urdu also contains Hindi words so it is also a point that Urdu is more beautiful than Hindi . Urdu and Hindi are same language in the way that their history of origin is same.
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Is Chinese 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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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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Is Tamil mother of all languages?

COIMBATORE: The Tamil language is older than Sanskrit and is "the mother of all languages in the world," said Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi on Wednesday.
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Where is Urdu most spoken?

Urdu is spoken as a first language by nearly 70 million people and as a second language by more than 100 million people, predominantly in Pakistan and India. It is the official state language of Pakistan and is also officially recognized, or “scheduled,” in the constitution of India.
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Which is easier to write Hindi or Urdu?

Urdu is difficult to write compared to Hindi.
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Is Urdu derived from Hindi?

Urdu shares its origins with Hindi, sometimes referred to as a 'sister' language of Urdu due to the similar grammar base that they share. However, Hindi went on to be written in 'Devanagri', the same script as Sanskrit, and its vocabulary has more of a Sanskrit influence than a Persian and Arabic influence.
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Who invented Pakistan?

Muhammad Ali Jinnah espoused the Two Nation Theory and led the Muslim League to adopt the Lahore Resolution of 1940, which ultimately led to the creation of Pakistan.
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What is the old name of Urdu?

From the 13th century until the end of the 18th century the language now known as Urdu was called Hindi, Hindavi, Hindustani, Dehlavi, and Lashkari.
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What is the perfect language?

Sanskrit is probably the only known language in the world boasting of a context free grammar, which makes sentence formation utterly precise, based on set rules.
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When was English invented?

The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th centuries.
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