15 Super Old Languages Spoken Even Today!

Old is gold. Read our curated article that has a list of the oldest languages in the world (some of which you can learn with us)

  • Hebrew

How old: about 3,000 years old 

Origin: Israel

Estimated no. of speakers in the world: 10 million

 

  • Arabic

How old: 8th Century BC

Origin: Arabian Peninsula 

Estimated no. of speakers in the world: 107 million

 

 

  • Irish Gaelic

How old: 2,500 years old

Origin: Ireland

Estimated no. of speakers in the world: 1.2 million

 

  • Greek

How old: 13th Century BC

Origin: Greece

Estimated no. of speakers in the world: 13.5 million 

 

 

  • Mandarin

How old: 12th Century BC

Origin: China

Estimated no. of speakers in the world: 1.5 billion

 

 

  • Sanskrit

How old: 1500 BC

Origin: India

Estimated no. of speakers in the world: 25,000

 

  • Korean

How old: 15th Century BC

Origin: North and South Korea

Estimated no. of speakers in the world: 80 million

 

  • Lithuanian

How old: 16th Century BC

Origin: Lithuania

Estimated no. of speakers in the world: 3 million

 

 

  • Armenian

How old: 3,000 years old

Origin: Armenia

Estimated no. of speakers in the world: 7 million

 

 

  • Latin

How old: 2,700 years old

Origin: Italy

Estimated no. of speakers in the world: 3 million

 

  • Basque/Euskara

How old: 6,000 years old

Origin: Spain/France

Estimated no. of speakers in the world: 1 million

 

  • Marathi

How old: 2,000 years old

Origin: India

Estimated no. of speakers in the world: 83 million

 

  • Icelandic

How old: 9th Century AD

Origin: Norway

Estimated no. of speakers in the world: 300,000

 

  • Persian/Farsi

How old: 3rd Century BC

Origin: Persia

Estimated no. of speakers in the world: 130 million 

 

 

  • Aramaic

How old: 3,000 years old

Origin: Syria

Estimated no. of speakers in the world: 1 million 

 

 

While these are the oldest languages spoken till date, languages like Arabic, Korean, Marathi, and Mandarin can help you in career development in this era too. Contact us to know how!

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