Top 10 (Ten) Oldest Languages in the World
To date, there are about 6000 languages in the world.
After continuous search for valid proof of the earliest languages, researchers have gathered the top ten oldest languages in the world.
10. Latin
Latin is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken in the area around Rome, known as Latium. Through the power of the Roman Republic, it became the dominant language in Italy, and subsequently throughout the western Roman Empire.
To date, there are about 6000 languages in the world.
After continuous search for valid proof of the earliest languages, researchers have gathered the top ten oldest languages in the world.
10. Latin
Latin is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken in the area around Rome, known as Latium. Through the power of the Roman Republic, it became the dominant language in Italy, and subsequently throughout the western Roman Empire.
9. Armenian
The Armenian language is an Indo-European language that is the only language in the Armenian branch. It is the official language of Armenia as well as the de facto Republic of Artsakh. Historically being spoken throughout the Armenian Highlands, today, Armenian is widely spoken throughout the Armenian diaspora. Armenian is written in its own writing system, the Armenian alphabet, introduced in 405 AD by Mesrop Mashtots. Armenian is an independent branch of the Indo-European languages, Armenia was a monolingual country by the 2nd century BC at the latest. Its language has a long literary history, with a 5th-century Bible translation as its oldest surviving text.
8. Korean
The Korean language is an East Asian language spoken by about 77 million people. It is a member of the Koreanic language family and is the official and national language of both Koreas: North Korea and South Korea, with different standardized official forms used in each country. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture and Changbai Korean Autonomous County of Jilin province, China. It is also spoken in parts of Sakhalin, Ukraine and Central Asia.
7. Hebrew
Hebrew lost common usage around 400 CE and is now preserved as a liturgical language for Jews across the world. With the rise of Zionism in the 19th and 20th century, Hebrew underwent a revival age and became the official language of Israel. 
6. Aramaic
Aramaic was the language of the Arameans, a Semitic-speaking people of the region between the northern Levant and the northern Tigris valley. By around 1000 BC, the Arameans had a string of kingdoms in what is now part of Syria and Mesopotamia.
5. Chinese
Chinese is part of the Sino-Tibetan language family, a group of languages that all descend from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Old Chinese, sometimes known as "Archaic Chinese," was the language common during the early and middle Zhou dynasty (1122–256 BC).
4. Greek
Greek is the official language of Greece and Cyprus and was first spoken in Greece and Asia Minor, which is now a part of Turkey. Greek has an uninterrupted history of being used as a written language for over 3,000 years
3. Egyptian
Egypt is considered to be one of the oldest civilizations in the world, and Egyptian Coptic is the oldest indigenous language of Egypt. Written records of its usage date back to 3400 BC, making it an ancient language. Coptic was the most widely spoken language in Egypt till the late 17th century AD until it was replaced by Egyptian Arabic, post-Muslim invasion.
2. Sanskrit
Sanskrit is the ancient Indian language that fell out of common usage around 600 B.C and is now a liturgical language. Found in the scriptures of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, this classical language is one of the oldest known languages in the world.
1. Tamil
Spoken by 78 million people and official language in Sri Lanka and Singapore, Tamil is the only ancient language that has survived all the way to the modern world. Indian languages, Tamil is the most widely spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu and is also one of the official languages of India. Inscriptions dating back to 3rd century B.C have been found in Tamil.
