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Top Ten Oldest Language in The World

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1.Tamil (தமிழ்) Tamil is regarded as one of the oldest languages in the world. It is still in vast use. About 78 million people across the world still use this language as their medium of verbal communication. Tamil scripts can be found when we visit some of the oldest temples in rock sculptures, potsherds, and monuments built by the historical rulers around 3rd century BC -3rd century AD. the archaeological survey of India also discovered about 55,000 epigraphical inscriptions in the Tamil language. experts have presented the view that the origin of this language can be traced back to around 3500 BC because THOLKAPIYAM, a tamil work is dated around 2300-3100 BC. Tamil was the first India language to be accorded status as a classical language of India by the government of India in 2004. It ranks 17th among  the top twenty of the world's most spoken language. UNESCO confirmed the two earliest manuscripts from Tamil in 1997 and 2005 . Tamil was created and developed i...