Chinese (China): More than 3,000 years old, Chinese originated from oracle bone script and is one of the world's earliest ...

Tamil (India): One of the oldest surviving classical languages, Tamil has been in continuous use for over 2,000 years. It originates from the Tamil Nadu region and is spoken widely in South India and ...

Sanskrit is considered to be the most ancient language of the world and has been in use for over 5000 years. Tamil language ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed pride in Tamil being the oldest language in the world. He noted the ...

Ancient Greek is among the oldest languages in the world. Credit: Maurice Flesier / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons Determining the exact “oldest” languages can be challenging as the origin of many ...

Sumerian is believed to be the oldest written language in history, dating back to 3100 BCE. Its earliest writing reveals texts of business and administrative character. Although it was no longer used ...

Here is a compilation of some of the oldest words in the English language, inspired by Dictionary.com's selection. Click on ...

The languages we speak today have deep roots in human history, with some dating back thousands of years. Here’s a journey through seven of the world’s oldest languages still in use, each a testament ...

By Bhogtoram Mawroh A couple of weeks ago, a friend, Valentine Sohtun, shared a 2015 article with me titled ‘An Ethnographic ...