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Although some people believe Arabic was the first language ever spoken, Sumerian, Elamitic and Egyptian are contenders for the first written language. There is no accurate historical record of what language was actually the first ever spoken. Numerous cultures and religions have repeatedly put forth claims that their tongue was the original language of humanity, but none of these postulations have withstood scrutiny. Moreover, the evolution of language has been a long and slow process, and what constitutes an actual language, in distinction from a less advanced form of verbal/gesture communication, has been the subject of serious debate among linguists. Ultimately, we shall never know what the earliest occurrence of language was. We can imagine that language as we know it has existed for approximately 100,000 years (estimates range from 50,000 to 500,000), and that the first human language likely arose somewhere in eastern Africa. One fact is definite: that original language went extinct many millennia ago. Written language is our only definite source of information about linguistic history, and the earliest records of possible "writing" go back to the Vinča culture of southeastern Europe; these artifacts date from before 4000 B.C. However, they are not considered to be first evidence of actual written language; that honor goes to the Sumerian cuneiform script that was in use in Mesopotamia around 3000 B.C.
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Castilian Grammar was one of the first books that recorded specific rules for which language?
Castilian Grammar was one of the first books that recorded specific rules for the Spanish language.
What was the first language in the world-?
The sign and the body language was the first language in the world.
What was the first language the world spoke?
Sanskrit was the first language. Historically, however, the first person to talk did not have written language and it was not recorded for us to know. It was most likely a group or groups of people that had been using gestures and sounds to communicate, eventually formed the most commonly used sounds into words.
What is the first most spoken language in the world now?
The language with the largest number of speakers is Mandarin. The language most widely spoken in the world is English.
How many people in the world have Spanish as their first language?
Approximately 460 million people in the world have Spanish as their first language. It is the second most spoken language globally after Mandarin Chinese.
What is the first recorded language of mankind?
chinese
What language was 99 Luftballons first recorded?
german
What language was the story of the Medusa and Perseus first recorded?
Greek was the language of this story thank you
Castilian Grammar was one of the first books that recorded specific rules for which language?
Castilian Grammar was one of the first books that recorded specific rules for the Spanish language.
Who developed first alphabet?
The first recorded language is called Sanskrit, I think.
What is the first most spoken language in the world?
it is not Mandarin Chinese language which has spoken first Tamil is the first spoken language in the world thank you
What was the first language in the world-?
The sign and the body language was the first language in the world.
What is the origin of the word masala?
From the Urdu language, masalah. First recorded in 1780.
What is the worlds language?
Oromo is the first language in the world.
Who recorded Make the World Go Away First?
Who recorded the song "Make the World Go Away" First? Was it Eddie Arnold or Ray Price?
When were the first slang words said?
The first slang words were not recorded. It's use predates written language.
What pecentage of the world does not speak English as their first language?
Greater than 96% of the world does not speak English as their first language.
