Oldest Languages of the World: Two people need a medium to talk to each other. Language is the medium through which people feel connected to each other and are able to understand and feel each other by conveying their words to each other. We know about the language or dialect of the area in which we live, but do you know which languages in the world are considered to be the oldest? How many of these are Indian and which are the languages? Let us tell you...
Tamil is the oldest language.
This Tamil language spoken in the southern part of India, especially in the state of Tamil Nadu and its adjoining areas, is considered to be the oldest language in the world. Apart from India, people use this Tamil language to communicate with each other in some parts of Sri Lanka as well.
Sanskrit is also very old.
The Sanskrit language is considered to be very ancient. However, experts say that when the Indo-Aryans reached the Indian territory, they brought the Sanskrit language with them. Since then, this language has been used especially in the Indian territory. This second language used in India, Sanskrit, is considered to be one of the oldest languages in the world. It has been given the second place in the list of old languages.
Hieroglyphs
This is the old language of Egypt and this language is also considered to be one of the oldest languages. Apart from the pyramids of Egypt, historians have found evidence of writing in this Hieroglyphs language at many different places of historical importance. Its oldest evidence is found in 3200 BC.
Akkadian
The Akkadian language was spoken by the people of Mesopotamia. This language is considered to be about two and a half thousand years old. Historians have found evidences dating back 2500 years which show that at that time the people of Mesopotamia especially used this Akkadian language to communicate with each other.
Chinese
The Chinese language is said to be around 3000 years old. This language is considered to be one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. However, the number of countries speaking this language on the world map is not very high. This language is used more in China and the areas under its control.
Hebrew
The Hebrew language is known as the official language of the country of Israel. This language was used thousands of years ago, but due to the genocide and exodus of Israeli citizens called Jews, which took place several times in several phases, this language slowly started disappearing. After the formation of the country of Israel, this language started gaining importance and place again.