which is the first language of the world?

Answer 1

Impossible to say.

Origins of human language

No one yet agrees on when language was first used by humans (or their ancestors). Estimates range from about two million (2,000,000) years ago, during the time of Homo habilis, to as recently as forty thousand (40,000) years ago, during the time of Cro-Magnon man.

Answer 2

Scientists think the first language of humans was probably similar to the clicking and sucking sounds used in remote areas of Africa.

Before spoken language, early humans probably used gestures, facial expressions and body movements to communicate.

Nearly 150 languages -- from English to Sanskrit -- have been classified as Indo-European in origin, but there are many more languages than that.

Since written language dates back only about 4,000 years -- and since spoken language pre-dates that by millennia -- it's difficult to determine the true origin of the many languages spoken today, or to know what they sounded like when spoken.

Answer 3

Body language!

Answer 4

It's not known to modern linguists. Any claim about the first language of the world can be no more than a speculation which cannot yet be proven.

Answer 5

If you take the word 'language' as a communication medium then it will be whatever the first human doing to gesture his intentions or desires to a fellow human in a fashion that was understood.
If the spoken word is what is asked here, then I expect it would be something like 'Ugg'

Answer 6

A person's first language, native language or mother tongue is the language that was learned first by the person. Correspondingly, the person is called a native speaker of the language, although one may also be a native speaker of more than one language if all of the languages are learned naturally without formal instruction, such as through cultural immersion before puberty. Often a child learns the basics of his or her first languages from his or her family.

The terms first, native, and mother can be misleading. It is quite possible that the first language learned is no longer a speaker's dominant language, and therefore no longer the first language. Young immigrant children, whose families have moved to a new linguistic environment may lose, in part or in totality, the language they first acquired.

Good skills in one's native languages are essential for further learning, as a native language is thought to be a base of thinking. Incomplete first language skills often make learning other languages difficult. Native language has therefore a central role in education.

The term "mother tongue" should not be interpreted to mean that it is the language of one's mother. In some paternal societies, the wife moves in with the husband and thus may have a different first language, or dialect, than the local language of the husband. Yet their children usually only speak their local language. Only a few will learn to speak their mothers' languages like natives. Mother in this context probably originated from the definition of mother as source, or origin; as in mother-country or land.

One can have two or more native languages, thus being a native bilingual or indeed multilingual. The order in which these languages are learned is not necessarily the order of proficiency. For instance, a French-speaking couple might have a daughter who learned French first, then English; but if she grew up in the United States, she is likely to become more proficient in English.

The Brazilian linguist Cleo Altenhofen considers the denomination "mother tongue" in its general usage to be imprecise and subject to various interpretations that are biased in linguistic prejudices, especially with respect to bilingual children from ethnic minority groups. He cites his own experience as a bilingual speaker of Portuguese language and Riograndenser Hunsrückisch, a German-rooted language brought to Southern Brazil by the first German immigrants. In his case, like that of many children whose home language differs from the language of the environment (the 'official' language), it is debatable which language is his 'mother tongue'. Many scholars gave definitions of 'mother tongue' through the years based on common usage, the emotional relation from the speaker towards the language, and even its dominance in relation to the environment. However, all of these criteria lack precision.

Answer 7

first spoken language? no one knows

first written language? have to go with the egyptians on that one, maybe chinese. the egyptian hieroglyphics are not letters, but they are symbols arranged in a specific order to represent specific things--unlike, say cave drawings, which don't follow specific patterns.

Answer 8

No one knows. For example, we know how the Egyptians wrote but not what their language was.

Answer 9

I expect it was sign language, with some possible grunting involved.

Answer 10

Sanskrit all western language originates for there.