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The earliest modern human language evolved about 100,000-200,000 years ago in Africa as the first fully modern Homo sapiens evolved. Before then, there were simpler communication systems, probably combinations of gestures and vocalizations, but not nearly as complex as modern human language. That earliest language evolved over time into the 6000 or so languages spoken in the world today.

2007-10-31 06:01:37 · answer #1 · answered by Taivo 7 · 1 0

It's amazing how some kinds of birds communicate by distinctively different chirps. Insects spray chemicals as a kind of language. These may not fit the exact definition of language though.

Source: an amateur interested in linguistics.

2007-10-31 06:17:58 · answer #2 · answered by Tanaka 4 · 0 0

Nobody knows what the first language that Adam and Eve spoke, but two of the first post-Babel languages that still exists are Sanskrit and Chinese. In fact, the story of the Biblical Creation and the Flood are embedded in modern Chinese writing. The Chinese are descended from the Sinites (where we get the word for "Sino-American relations"), who were descended from Shem, who was the son of Noah. So it would make sense that they would have preserved the Flood legend in their writing.

2007-10-31 06:46:20 · answer #3 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 0 2

sign language

2007-10-31 05:22:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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