Mai,
How many Languages are there in the world? What was the first alphabet written and the first language spoken??
Cheers!
Riel xx
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Riel,
How many languages is a tricky question. Since there are so many small communities that speak their own dialects, mainly in the jungle regions. According to Ethnologue there is 6,912 "living" languages, defined as languages that people speak today. There are many languages that are "dying" out. For example the Unites States has 238 languages but only 162 of those are "living" and will continue on with the next generations.
The first alphabet was founded in Ancient Egypt. It emerged around 2000 BCE to represent the language of Semitic workers in Egypt, and was derived from the alphabetic principles of the Egyptian hieroglyphs. Nearly all alphabets in the world today either descend directly from this development or were inspired by its design. The Greek alphabet was descended from the Egyptians and is considered one of the first "true" alphabets. All European alphabets are descended from the Greek alphabet.
The language question is hard depending on your beliefs. The first language spoken was Semitic language (Arabic, Aramaic, hebrew) of the middle east. The language of all prophets and the language of prophet Adam the first man to come to earth. All modern languages originated from this language. It is also believed that the first language originated somewhere in Africa and is not written in history. Some also say that man evolved from apes and that they had their own forms of language.
mai xx.
How many languages is a tricky question. Since there are so many small communities that speak their own dialects, mainly in the jungle regions. According to Ethnologue there is 6,912 "living" languages, defined as languages that people speak today. There are many languages that are "dying" out. For example the Unites States has 238 languages but only 162 of those are "living" and will continue on with the next generations.
The first alphabet was founded in Ancient Egypt. It emerged around 2000 BCE to represent the language of Semitic workers in Egypt, and was derived from the alphabetic principles of the Egyptian hieroglyphs. Nearly all alphabets in the world today either descend directly from this development or were inspired by its design. The Greek alphabet was descended from the Egyptians and is considered one of the first "true" alphabets. All European alphabets are descended from the Greek alphabet.
The language question is hard depending on your beliefs. The first language spoken was Semitic language (Arabic, Aramaic, hebrew) of the middle east. The language of all prophets and the language of prophet Adam the first man to come to earth. All modern languages originated from this language. It is also believed that the first language originated somewhere in Africa and is not written in history. Some also say that man evolved from apes and that they had their own forms of language.
mai xx.
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