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It is generally considered that there were invented five independently-arisen languages. The oldest and perhaps most famous is Cuneiform, the writing of the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). The other four, typically considered less ancient but still original languages are Olmec, of the Olmec Indians of Mesoamerica (modern-day Mexico), the believed-ancestor of Chinese, the Jiahu symbols of the Peligang culture of modern-day Henan, China, EgyptianHieroglyphs, and the writing of the ancient Mayans (modern-day Central America). Since records of the invention of languages are hard to come by, it may always remain a mystery as to the nature of the world's most ancient languages. Experts generally agree, however, that the first complete written language to emerge was Sumerian Cuneiform.

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What is the worlds first language?

It is difficult to pinpoint the exact "world's first language" as languages have evolved over time. However, some of the oldest known languages include Sumerian, Egyptian, Sanskrit, and Hebrew.


What is the oldest continuously written language?

The oldest continuously written language is either Chinese or Greek, both being about 3500 years old. -- Chinese writing has been traced back to ~1200 BC. Greek writing to ~1425 BC. The oldest writing system however is the cuneiform script which emerged in the Sumerian civilization around ~3200 BC.


Which are the oldest known spoken and written languages?

The trouble with this question is 'no language remains in its archaic form'. There are several language isolate (languages that have no known related languages) that probably go all the way back to the earliest divisions of languages (whatever that is) but even these go through progressive change. Speakers of any language wouldn't be able to understand that same language as it was spoken even a few centuries before. So really no language is any older than any other language. Written language is a different matter however as ancient samples have been found written in stone. The run-away winner in this category is cuneiform, the written form of Sumerian. This language is extinct however, both spoken and written. The title of oldest written language still in use today has many contenders but one of the fore-runners would be Hebrew.


What is the oldest language to be spoken in Europe?

Read the following answers with caution. Everyone wants their language to be the oldest, but the truth is, that written language doesn't go back very far in Human history, and without artifacts of writing, we can't tell what was going on with language, or how it evolved. We can only theorize.It is not possible to determine the oldest language of Europe or of any other area.Answer:BasqueAnswer:the oldest language spoken in Europe is LithuanianAnswer:Actually the oldest language still spoke in Europe is Basque. While you can hardly find written proof of this, the language is not descended from any of the indo-european invaders which clearly shows that it was spoken in Europe before any modern day language arrived.Answer:The oldest language spoken in Europe today is probably Greek. Alexander the Great standardized Greek and based it on the Ionian language. A person of that era could read the Greek used today.Answer:A lot of studies have said Albanian is the oldest living language also.


Which country has the oldest continuosly used language system?

The country with the oldest continuously used language system is believed to be China, with the Chinese language dating back thousands of years. The written form of Chinese characters has remained largely unchanged for over two thousand years, making it one of the oldest continuously used writing systems in the world.

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