The 6 Oldest Languages ​​in the World Still Used

Its speakers are still many ya. Language is something that is always evolving and changing. The addition of new words in the dictionary so one proof if the language does not stop at a point wrote. For example aja, ancestral age, there is no tuh word selfie or swafoto. Now in your time, there is that word. Talk about language, P! Have the world's oldest list of languages. When some languages ​​are already extinct, these languages ​​still exist. What language is it anyway? Come on, see.

1. Hebrew

Do you know how old this language is? 3000 years old! Wow really! It used to be extinct. Then, Zionism became popular for two decades. Since then it has become the official language of Israel. Currently this language is still used by Jews all over the world.

2. Tamil

This is the language of ancient times. This language has been used since 2000 ago. Speakers exist in southern Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Singapore. Tamil language itself can be grouped into three, processed Classical Tamil, Modern, and Language Everyday / Not Official. The three forms are still used today.

3. Farsi

Farsi or Persian is a language whose number of speakers reaches more than 100 million people worldwide. For political reasons, this language is also called Dari in Afghanistan and Tajiki in Takikistan. Though it is the same language. The difference is just a little bit. Farsi is also considered a language that has influence in several other languages, especially Urdu.

4. Lithuanian

This language is really interesting. When most languages ​​on the European continent go to Indo-European, this language goes to the Proto-Indo-European category. There is something that is the most conservative Baltic language. If you ever hear this language, it's a language similar to Sanskrit or Ancient Greek. Even so, this language remains the official language in Lithuania and many Poles still use this language.

5. China

In addition to the list of the oldest languages, this language also includes the language with the number of speakers in the world. Its speakers are approximately 1.2 billion people in the world or 16 percent of Earth's population. This language has been since 3000 years ago. The most original Chinese language does not exist yet, but variations of this language ie Mandarin and Cantonese are still used.

6. Latin

Latin belongs to the Indo-European language. This language is the root and origin of various languages ​​in Europe. Ancient Latin was worn in the Roman Empire. Currently this language is the official language of the Vatican. This language is also recognized as the official language in Poland. Some schools in this world also exist that teach this language as an additional lesson.