2006-10-16 12:38:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Sumerian is the oldest known written language, dating from 3200 BC, but Sanskrit and Tamil (both languages of India) have oral traditions that possibly date back as far as 3500 BC.
2006-10-17 03:26:32 · answer #1 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By absolute truth, Sumerian is the oldest attested in writing.
2006-10-16 23:54:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aramaic Hebrew Greek call libraries and check which one they have books
2006-10-16 19:47:24 · answer #3 · answered by jay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First written one was Sumerian, I think.
2006-10-16 19:53:02 · answer #4 · answered by sarcastro1976 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Proto-Indo-European, believed by anthropolinguists to have been spoken five to six thousand years ago.
2006-10-16 23:47:58 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. Phil 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋