what is the oldest language in the world???

Answer 1

i would say egyptian! i think...

Answer 2

The frequently asked question of what is the world's oldest language is one that admits of several answers, depending on what criteria are used to determine the "age" of a language.

It is often claimed that the Pirahã language is an example of rudimentary language, on the grounds that it has no numbers, a very small phoneme inventory, and limited clause structure. On the other hand, one of its primary investigators, Daniel Everett, writes “No one should draw the conclusion... that the Pirahã language is in any way 'primitive'. It has the most complex verbal morphology I am aware of and a strikingly complex prosodic system.”

The development of language can be observed in the development of various sign languages, which show the capacity of humans for language, when a critical mass of minds which require a language to communicate are congregated. The spontaneous generation of a language and its development from primitive home sign-like roots to rudimentary pidgin-like LSN (Lenguaje de Signos Nicaragüense) and finally to a more complex form in ISN (Idioma de Señas de Nicaragua) can be observed in the Nicaraguan Sign Language.

Moreover, all languages are subject to processes of language change. Languages change inevitably in their vocabulary and phonology as old speakers die and are replaced by younger ones. Some linguists have hypothesized that this process is inevitable; linguistic drift, like genetic drift, could be used to set up a time framework. If linguistic change is inevitable, some have put forth the theory that there might exist a curtain in time behind which the relationships between languages, even if valid, are irrecoverable.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_language

Answer 3

Sanskrit

http://www.indiasite.com/language/sanskrit.html

Answer 4

The oldest language in the world???Very dificult to answer or may be not. In my opinion oldest language in the world is language of your hart. For example animals. They have not this kind of language. And also they have not any real language. So first language in the world was sent from some principal or some creator:somebody call it good or god. So this is my opinion. May be I am wrong or may be not. How knows?

Answer 5

this is a very good question. i have studied languages for over 30 years. and have taught at four different universities. i have several different degrees in linguistics . i have traveled extensively throughout the world in my pursuit of learning over sixteen languages, which i speak fluently, including many primitive tongues. after many years of exhausting research on the subject , i have come to the conclision that the very oldest language in the world is pig latin, or as they say , ig-pay, atin-lay.

Answer 6

Tamil is indeed the oldest living language in the world.

Answer 7

No Doubt abt it. It has to be Tamil.

Tamil is probably the oldest living language in the world. This is the mother language for the all the Drividian languages like Kannada,Malayam,&Telungu.
Even other Indian languages like Sanskrit which was later formed in the Indian soil is influnced by Tamil according to the resercher.

Answer 8

Tamil language is the oldest language along with Hinduism the oldest religion,
Kanda Puranam an ancient religious text was written thousands of yrs before Ramayanam or Mahabhratham was formed .
The birth of Old-Tamil is still unknown ,

Answer 9

Old-Tamil is the oldest language in the world since it was proven to be present even during the pre-historic time

Answer 10

Proto-Dravidian which is Old Tamil is the oldest language in the world.
Tamil is one of the four oldest languages in the world - Latin, Greek, Tamil and Sanscrit.

Tamil language can be discovered not only ample traces of neolithic culture but also the birth of the iron age culture which succeeded it".

Answer 11

Well we can trace this back to the cradle of civilization (present-day Iraq or what's left of it *sigh*)where there were written records so my guess is Sumerian. Hope I've helped. Peace.