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Before cuneiform, the primary languages were primarily oral and did not have a written form. However, the earliest known writing systems, such as the proto-writing found in the Vinča culture and the Jiahu symbols in China, emerged around 7000-5000 BCE. These systems were precursors to more developed scripts but were not fully-fledged languages like those that would later use cuneiform. Cuneiform itself, developed by the Sumerians around 3200 BCE, marked a significant advancement in written communication.

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