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There are currently about 6,800 languages spoken on Earth, but it's not possible to know how many have ever existed, since most languages in Human history never had any written form

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How many languages have ever existed throughout human history?

It is estimated that there have been around 7,000 languages that have existed throughout human history.


How many languages in total have ever existed in history?

It is difficult to give an exact number as languages have evolved and disappeared over time. It is estimated that there have been thousands of languages spoken throughout human history, but many have become extinct. Currently, there are around 7,000 languages spoken worldwide.


How many dead languages are there until 2009?

As of 2009, there are approximately 434 extinct languages; 49 languages from Africa, 68 languages from Asia, 8 languages from Central America and The Caribbean, 64 languages from Europe, 99 languages from North America, 30 languages from Oceania, and 116 from South America.


How many languages are no longer spoken in the world?

It is estimated that around 3,000 to 7,000 languages have become extinct throughout human history. Currently, there are approximately 2,500 languages that are considered endangered and at risk of disappearing in the future.


How old is sanskrit?

Sanskrit is supposed to be the mother of all languages. Legend has it that it is the language spoken by the gods and goddesses before the advent of man. It is supposed to predate man. Not correct. The evidence for sanskrit existed only after 2AD, no proof where existed for this language. This language was formed from Iranian, Russian and Afgaani. All the veda was existed in Dravidian languages, to suppress Pragrithum some central asian formed the language Sanksrit means a language that equvalised.

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How many languages have ever existed throughout human history?

It is estimated that there have been around 7,000 languages that have existed throughout human history.


How many languages in total have ever existed in history?

It is difficult to give an exact number as languages have evolved and disappeared over time. It is estimated that there have been thousands of languages spoken throughout human history, but many have become extinct. Currently, there are around 7,000 languages spoken worldwide.


How many languages have there been in the history of the world?

According to Ethnologue, as of 2011 there are 6,809 living languages in the world today. It is not possible to count all of the languages that have existed throughout humanity, because language has possibly existed for close to a million years.


What is the programming language you find easiest to understand?

This is largely a matter of personal opinion. You will likely get as many different answers as the number of computer programming languages that have ever existed.


How many Oscar awards have ever existed?

83.


How many languages have there been in the past 30000 years?

Ther are about 7000 languages that are currently spoken around the world. The number of languages that have existed in the past and are no longer spoken can only be guessed at.


How many Pegasus ever existed?

A pegasus is a mythical animal. It does not exist.


How many dead languages are there until 2009?

As of 2009, there are approximately 434 extinct languages; 49 languages from Africa, 68 languages from Asia, 8 languages from Central America and The Caribbean, 64 languages from Europe, 99 languages from North America, 30 languages from Oceania, and 116 from South America.


How many aboriginal languages existed before the first European settlement?

5words loser there was over 200-330 aboriginal languages before the first European settlement


How many different governments are known to have existed in history?

We are unable to answer because there are at least 8-10,000 years of history.


How many people were born scine the beginning of time?

It is estimated that the number of people presently alive roughly equals the number that have ever existed in history; so 13 billion, more or less.


How many generations of humans have existed throughout history?

Throughout history, there have been approximately 100 billion generations of humans.