2007-05-03 20:22:33 · 3 answers · asked by Veeraraghavan i 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
sanscrit i think
2007-05-03 20:30:01 · answer #1 · answered by Japan_is_home 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Finnish, Basque, Chinese and Khoi (Hottentot) are certainly some of the most ancient languages still spoken in the world today. If Africa was the original human homeland then the Khoi language of the Bushman may have one of the oldest, continuous lines. The Bushmen at one time, occupied nearly all of Africa south of the equator.
Keep in mind, however, that all languages change over time and even Finnish, Basque, Chinese and Khoi as they were spoken 4,000 years ago would be incomprehensible to their modern speakers.
2007-05-04 07:07:15 · answer #2 · answered by Brennus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.answers.com/topic/oldest-language
2007-05-03 23:10:36 · answer #3 · answered by viet_forever_more 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋