To date, there are about 6000 languages in the world.

Languages began thousands of years ago and determining the oldest language is one of the hottest debate!

After continuous search for valid proof of the earliest languages, researchers have gathered the top 10 oldest languages in the world.

10. Latin

9. Armenian

8. Korean

7. Hebrew

6. Aramaic

5. Chinese

4. Greek

3. Egyptian

2. Sanskrit

1. Tamil

Tamil language is more than 5000 years old and its literature is vast and varied. Tamil is one of the longest surviving classical languages in the world. Just 14 years ago, a survey concluded there were 1,863 newspapers published in Tamil proving the language is still used today.

Source: World Blaze
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