2007-05-07 13:28:25 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It has been theorised that !xung peoples language that of the Kalahari Bush men is the closest living language to the first spoken languages. It incorporates many sounds that appear to have originated from grunts and includes many of the sounds used in a variety of languages today. But really no one will ever know as language evolves and changes and it wasn't recorded there is no way of finding a definitive answer to your question. Also spoken language may appeared simultaneously in two or more location. Sign languages are also a pause for thought as they are languages in their own right and have their own syntax and grammar as do spoken languages
2007-05-08 02:28:25 · answer #1 · answered by Conterclockwise 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sign language
2007-05-07 20:31:11 · answer #2 · answered by Gypsy Gal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The historical record of the study of language begins in Northern India with PÄá¹ini, the 5th century BC grammarian who formulated 3,959 rules of Sanskrit morphology, known as the Aá¹£á¹ÄdhyÄyÄ« (ठषà¥à¤à¤¾à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¯à¥).
2007-05-07 20:34:25 · answer #3 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hebrew
2007-05-08 11:34:36 · answer #4 · answered by cvlotaros 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sanskrit
2007-05-07 20:33:41 · answer #5 · answered by HuniBuniBee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely not a language that is spoken today.
2007-05-07 20:31:05 · answer #6 · answered by Shaggy 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Arabian
2007-05-07 20:50:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably cavemen grunts and body language.
2007-05-07 20:36:04 · answer #8 · answered by Seasidelover23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hand gestures (not the middle finger) and sound patterns
funny answers: mumbling, sign language, Klingon, binary code, braille lololo
2007-05-07 20:40:00 · answer #9 · answered by Alphatetic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arabic.
2007-05-08 03:07:17 · answer #10 · answered by Zain 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋