Before civilizations, kingdoms, and social standards were established, humans communicated with hand gestures and rudimentary oral sounds.
The notion of languages evolved some 10,000 years ago, altering the destiny of civilisation.
The usage of languages has contributed to the evolution of the human race and brought us to where we are now.
Though the origin of the first language is widely discussed, ancient texts and cave engravings indicate some of the world's earliest languages.
Tamil - 5000 years old Tamil is the world's oldest language. It is the only ancient language that has survived all the way to the present day.
Sanskrit - 5000 years old Sanskrit is the world's oldest language, although it fell out of widespread use around 600 B.C. It is presently used as a liturgical language.
Egyptian - 5000 years old Egypt is regarded as one of the world's oldest civilizations, with Egyptian Coptic being the oldest indigenous language in Egypt. Written evidence of its use dates back to 3400 BC, making it an ancient language.
Hebrew - 3000 years old Hebrew fell out of favour around 400 CE, but it is still used as a liturgical language by Jews worldwide. With the emergence of Zionism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Hebrew had a renaissance and became the official language of Israel.
Greek - 2900 years old Greek was originally spoken in Greece and Asia Minor, which is now part of Turkey. Greek has been used as a written language continuously for nearly 3,000 years, longer than any other Indo-European language spoken today.