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Sanskrit, while being one of the oldest known languages (which has not been spoken for a couple thousand years), is not the oldest language. Vedic Sanskrit, the oldest form of the language, is generally believed to have descended fro Proto-Indo-European. There are two other parent lines of today's (and past) languages. These, with Proto-Indo-European, are Proto-Uralic (roots in the Ural Mountain region to Scandanavia) and Proto-Dravidian (southernmost region of India and a small region of modern day Pakistan).
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Sanskrit is considered one of the oldest known languages but not the oldest. It is one of the earliest attested members of the Indo-European language family and has a rich literary history. Other contenders for the title of oldest language include Tamil, Sumerian, and Ancient Egyptian.
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What was the language of the rig-veda?
The language of the Rigveda is Vedic Sanskrit. It is one of the oldest Indo-European languages and is the language in which the hymns of the Rigveda, one of the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism, were composed.
Which is older language sanskrit or Arabic?
Sanskrit is considered to be an older language than Arabic. Sanskrit is one of the oldest known languages and is the liturgical language of Hinduism, while Arabic is a Semitic language that developed later and is primarily associated with Islam.
What is the world's oldest language?
Sanskrit is the oldest language in the world, please see references below. Vedic Sanskrit is the oldest attested language of the Indo-Iranian language family. It is the language of the Vedas, the oldest Shruti texts of Hinduism, compiled over the period of the mid 4th to mid 3rd millennium BCE. It can be said that Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, Tamazight, Hebrew and Tamil are the oldest major languages which are still spoken today. Sanskrit was also suggested as the best language for use in Computational Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence by NASA. It is the only language in the world which is scientifically precise as was discovered by the NASA scientist Rick Briggs as published in the Artificial Intelligence Magazine Rick Briggs: "As we shall see, there was a language spoken among an ancient scientific community that has a deviation of zero. This language is Sanskrit."
What is the language of the veda?
Although the language is Sanskrit, it is very different from the classical or traditional Sanskrit of today. The Sanskrit is called Vedic Sanskrit (a form of Indo-Iranian language) and the script is closer to certain ancient Iranian scripts than to Devnagri script of the modern age.
Which language is more ancient Sanskrit or Tamil?
Sanskrit is considered to be older than Tamil. Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-European language that has been used for thousands of years, while Tamil is a Dravidian language that originated around the same time but is generally considered to be younger than Sanskrit.
Which one is the oldest language in the world?
Tamil is considered to be the oldest language with current
Which is the oldest language still in use?
Sanskrit
Which is the oldest living Indian language?
sanskrit
Is Tamil the world's oldest language?
No. Sanskrit is older; probably the oldest.
What is the oldest language still in common use?
sanskrit is the oldest language and it is still in use in HINDI rituals
What was the language of the rig-veda?
The language of the Rigveda is Vedic Sanskrit. It is one of the oldest Indo-European languages and is the language in which the hymns of the Rigveda, one of the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism, were composed.
What is the oldest language of Arabic or Sanskrit?
Sanskrit is much older than Arabic, as far as we know.
Is Chinese one of the oldest language?
Chinese is not one of the oldest languages. It is old, but languages such as Sanskrit and Tamil are considered the oldest.
Which is older language sanskrit or Arabic?
Sanskrit is considered to be an older language than Arabic. Sanskrit is one of the oldest known languages and is the liturgical language of Hinduism, while Arabic is a Semitic language that developed later and is primarily associated with Islam.
What is the world's oldest language?
Sanskrit is the oldest language in the world, please see references below. Vedic Sanskrit is the oldest attested language of the Indo-Iranian language family. It is the language of the Vedas, the oldest Shruti texts of Hinduism, compiled over the period of the mid 4th to mid 3rd millennium BCE. It can be said that Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, Tamazight, Hebrew and Tamil are the oldest major languages which are still spoken today. Sanskrit was also suggested as the best language for use in Computational Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence by NASA. It is the only language in the world which is scientifically precise as was discovered by the NASA scientist Rick Briggs as published in the Artificial Intelligence Magazine Rick Briggs: "As we shall see, there was a language spoken among an ancient scientific community that has a deviation of zero. This language is Sanskrit."
What is the language of the veda?
Although the language is Sanskrit, it is very different from the classical or traditional Sanskrit of today. The Sanskrit is called Vedic Sanskrit (a form of Indo-Iranian language) and the script is closer to certain ancient Iranian scripts than to Devnagri script of the modern age.
Which language is more ancient Sanskrit or Tamil?
Sanskrit is considered to be older than Tamil. Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-European language that has been used for thousands of years, while Tamil is a Dravidian language that originated around the same time but is generally considered to be younger than Sanskrit.
