Top 10 oldest language
1. ( Tamil ) This language is about 5000 years old.
2. ( Sanskrit ) This language is about 4900 years old.
3. ( Egyptian ) This language is about 4700 years old.
4. ( Hebrew ) This language is about 3800 years old.
5. ( Greek ) This language is about 3600 years old.
6. ( Chinese ) This language is about 3500 years old.
7. ( Aramaic ) This language is about 3200 years old.
8. ( Persian ) This language is about 3000 years old.
9. ( Latin ) This language is about 2700 years old.
10. ( Korean ) This language is about 2500 years old.
1. Tamil
About 70 million people in India, 3 million in Sri Lanka, 4 million in Singapore, and 1 million in Malaysia speak Tamil.
About 80 million people around the world speak Tamil.
About 5000 years Tamil language with its heritage is still present in the world.
2. Sanskrit
Sanskrit is the traditional language of the Indian subcontinent. It was used in India, it is the religious and classical language of India. Sanskrit is considered the classical language of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
Used to a limited extent in India, Nepal, and some South Asian countries.
Sanskrit language is not used today, but it is used in study and religious ceremonies.
The number of living Sanskrit speakers around the world is very small, probably not more than a few thousand.
Sanskrit is an ancient language, which is about 4900 years old.
3. Egyptian
Egyptian Ancient Egyptian language, this language is no longer used. It was practiced only in Egypt. It is a language about 4700 years old.
Ancient Egyptian is not spoken in everyday life nowadays.
4. Hebrew
Hebrew is a Semitic language spoken mainly in Israel.
Hebrew is the official language of Israel.
The language is used to a limited extent in various Jewish communities, including in the United States.
About 90 million people around the world speak Hebrew. About 50 million of them live in Israel and the rest in various countries around the world.
Hebrew is an ancient language, 3800 years old. It is known as the language of the Bible.
5. Greek
Greek is spoken mainly in Greece and Cyprus. It is an Indo-European language.
Greek is the official language of Greece, Cyprus has two official languages, one of which is Greek
The language is used to a limited extent in various Greek communities, including in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
About 130 million people around the world speak Greek. About 110 million of them live in Greece and the rest live in Cyprus and other countries around the world.
Greek language is about 3600 years old.
6. Chinese
Chinese is mainly spoken in China. The Chinese language is about 3,500 years old. Currently, about 1.2 billion people speak Chinese, which is about 16% of the world's total population.
Chinese is spoken in some parts of the world including Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines.
7. Aramaic
Aramaic is one of the oldest languages, dating back nearly 3,200 years. This language was mainly used in various regions of the Middle East such as present-day Iraq, Syria, Türkiye, and Iran. This language is very little used nowadays.
The number of Aramaic speakers around the world is very small.
It was an important language of the Babylonian and Persian empires in ancient times.
Jesus Christ is also known to have spoken Aramaic.
8. Persian
Persian language (also known as Persian) is mainly spoken in Iran. In addition, variants of Persian are also used in Afghanistan and Tajikistan. In Afghanistan it is known as Dari and in Tajikistan as Tajik.
Persian is also spoken in Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and parts of India.
About 70-80 million people around the world speak Persian.
The Persian language is about 3000 years old. It was the language of the ancient Persian Empire.
9. Latin
Latin was the language of the ancient Roman Empire and has a history of about 2,700 years. It is no longer a native language of any country.
None speak Latin as a mother tongue.
10. Korean
Korean language is the main language of South Korea and North Korea.
About 75-80 million people speak Korean. Of these, 50 million are from South Korea and 25 million from North Korea.
Korean language is about 2500 years old.
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