@savageupdatesA fascinating infographic from Data of Stats ranks the world's ten oldest languages, based on their earliest known written records. The list begins with Sumerian (3400,3100 BC) in Iraq, followed by Egyptian (2690 BC), Akkadian (2600 BC) in Iraq, Eblaite (2500 BC) in Syria, and Elamite (2200,2100 BC) in Iran. Later entries include Hittite (1700 BC) in Turkey, Mycenaean Greek (1450 BC) in Greece, Old Chinese (1250 BC) in China, Hebrew (1000 BC) in Israel, and Aramaic (1000,900 BC) in Syria. The source is attributed to Perplexity.

@savageupdatesA fascinating infographic from Data of Stats ranks the world's ten oldest languages, based on their earliest known written records. The list begins with Sumerian (3400,3100 BC) in Iraq, followed by Egyptian (2690 BC), Akkadian (2600 BC) in Iraq, Eblaite (2500 BC) in Syria, and Elamite (2200,2100 BC) in Iran. Later entries include Hittite (1700 BC) in Turkey, Mycenaean Greek (1450 BC) in Greece, Old Chinese (1250 BC) in China, Hebrew (1000 BC) in Israel, and Aramaic (1000,900 BC) in Syria. The source is attributed to Perplexity.