![]() ![]() For nearly two millennia, Sanskrit has deeply influenced South, Central, and Southeast Asia, and its influence has even penetrated into East Asia. ![]() Like Latin, Sanskrit has become a specialized language belonging to academia and religion. Sanskrit belongs to the Indo-European family of languages and is one of the oldest languages in this family. It is still used as an official language in the Vatican today. It belongs to the Indo-European family of languages (found in Europe and South Asia) and is one of the classical languages that has stood the test of history and is the source of many contemporary languages. and was originally the language of the city of Rome and the Latin region. Latin dates back to the Roman Empire in 75 B.C. ![]() Latin : 75 BC – Present | mostly spoken inVatican CityĪrabic : 100 CE – Present | the lingua franca of the Arab worldġ0 Oldest Languages Still in Use Today Latin : 75 BC – Present Tamil : 300 BC – Present | mostly spoken in India and Sri Lanka Hebrew : 1000 BC – Present | widely spoken in Israel and Jewish communitiesįarsi : 522 BC – Present | mostly spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan Greek : 1450 BC – Present | widely spoken in Greece and CyprusĬhinese : 1250 BC – Present | widely spoken in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hongkong, Macao and SingaporeĪramaic : 1100 BC – Present | mostly spoken in Iraq and Syria Sanskrit : 1500 BC – Present | currently spoken in India, South Africa, Nepal Today we will introduce you to the ten oldest languages that are still used by people today.Įgyptian : 2000 BC – present | widely spoken in Egypt and the Middle East But it is certain that language made man truly human – a complete farewell to the hominids – and evolved gradually.Īmong the long history, some languages gradually die out and some were reserved. When exactly did humans “learn” to use language, this is one of the most “headaches” for all anthropologists and ancient historians. They slowly developed into simple carved patterns, symbols, signs, and other methods of communication and transmission of information! In this way, gestural languages and spoken languages were among the earliest forms of communication. Have you ever thought about what are the oldest languages in the world? Before the formation of writing, people expressed themselves in a variety of ways. ![]()
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