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What did ancient roman speak?
Latin
What are the most ancient languages of the world?
Virtually all the languages we speak are actually modern forms of ancient languages. The oldest written language we know of is Sumerian.
How many languages does an average European person speak?
Although many Europeans, like myself, speak several languages there are millions, especially English and French, who only speak one. So I would say that on average a European speaks 2 languages.
What language did the archaic people speak?
ancient people spoke thousands of different languages.
Why did the Ancient Romans start to speak Latin?
For the very same reasons why we speak different languages today in order to communicate with each other.
How many languages does the average person speak?
Most people in the world are bilingual at least.
What was the official language in ancient Rome?
"Well, if Italians speak Italian and Greeks speak Greek, then ancient Romans spoke Roman!" Uhhm...not quite. I have no idea what the ancient Romans called their language, but we now call it Latin, not Roman.
Why did France decide to speak french?
France did not decide to speak French. Countries do not decide what language to speak; languages develop. The people of ancient Gaul spoke various languages, mostly celtic; then they became part of the Roman Empire and learned Latin; then they were invaded by the Francks, who spoke their own Germanic dialect. Finally, the mixture of Latin and Frankish produced French (with some influence from the more Italianate dialect of the south).
Is Roman the same as Italian?
Today, yes. All Romans speak Italian today, its their national language. In ancient times the Romans spoke Latin, and modern Italian is, like all the other Romance languages, an offshoot of Latin.
What languages are spoken in the Acropolis?
The Acropolis is an ancient building in Greece. No one lives there.People in Greece speak Greek.
What does eat mean in the Bible?
If you speak English, eat means eat. The Bible has been translated from ancient Hebrew, Aramaic and ancient Greek into many languages and one of those languages is English. And eat means eat.
How many languages can the average person speak?
One or two, and usually only one fluently.
