• Question: What was the first ever spoken language?

    Asked by 436fddk22 to Yvonne, Gonzalo on 9 Nov 2017.
    • Photo: Gonzalo Delgado-Pando

      Gonzalo Delgado-Pando answered on 9 Nov 2017:

      It is impossible to know what was the first spoken language becuase they did not have records or books by the time it was spoken. What we know is that a language called sumerian is the oldest we have written papers in, 3000 years BC! That is more than 5000 years ago!

    • Photo: Yvonne Lenighan

      Yvonne Lenighan answered on 9 Nov 2017:

      I actually have no idea-they didn’t teach me this at college! Thank you for your question, it has made me think about what the first language ever was!

      Gonzalo has given a good answer below!

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