Timeline of some of the world’s oldest languages spoken today

1. Egyptian: 2690 BC – Present (circa. 4700 years old)

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Sanskrit: 1500 BC – Present (circa. 3500 years old)

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Greek: 1450 BC – Present (circa. 3500 years old)

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Chinese 1250 BC – Present (circa. 3300 years old)

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Aramaic 1100 BC – Present (circa. 3100 years old)

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Hebrew 1000 BC–200 CE, 1800 – Present (circa. 3000 years old)

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Farsi 522 BC – Present (circa. 2500 years old)

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Tamil: 300 BC – Present (circa. 2300 years old)

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Korean no later than 57 BC – Present (circa. 2100 years old)

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Italian as a descendent of Latin, 100 BC – Present (circa. 2100 years old)

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