Saturday, June 13, 2015

TOP 10 OLDEST AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD

Language is a medium of communication come to form  Thousand of years ago thus it is hard to find the first language of the world. Researchers continuously search for proof of the oldest language. However many many researchers make this list as oldest language of the world. 

Let’s take a look at the top ten oldest languages in the world.

10. LATIN 

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Latin is an old language that exist in the period before 75 BC
 was spoken by the Romans and others during ancient and medieval   times. Since Latin was very important to Christianity through many centuries, it is still spoken today during some religious activities such as prayers and cults.

9. ARMENIAN

The Armenian is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenians. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia. The last text found makes it likely that Armenian began around 450 BC.

8. KOREAN

 The Korean language originated back to 600 BC. It is the official language of North Korea and South Korea. The Korean language is spoken by 80 million people world wide. All Koreans speak and write the same language that shows their strong national identity.   

7. HEBREW

 Hebrew is over 3000 years old, exist around the period of 1000 BC. It is an ancient Semitic language and the official language of the State of Israel and spoken by 5 million people world wide. For many years, Hebrew was a written language mostly for sacred texts thereby given the name of “holy language.” Today it is both a spoken and written language that ties the Jewish community together.

6. ARAMAIC

The Aramaic language was widely adopted for other languages and is ancestral to both the Arabic and Hebrew. Approximately 3,100 years of written history Aramaic has served variously as a language of administration of empires prove this to be one of the oldest languages. Modern Aramaic, in its various dialects, is spoken in modern-day Iran, Iraq,Israel,Lebanon,Syria, and the various Western countries.

5. CHINESE

Chinese is the official language of the China, Taiwan, and Singapore. The first written records of Chinese language date back 3000 years to 1200 BC and the Zhou Dynasty.This is the most spoken language spoken in the world.

4. GREEK

Greek laguage is mostly spoken in Greece, Albania and Cyprus, used by around 13 million people world wide. The earliest written evidence stated that the language exist to 1450 BC or before. The Greek language holds an important place in the histories of Europe. 

3. EGYPTIAN

Egyptian is the oldest known language of Egypt.The earliest known complete sentence in the Egyptian language has been dated to about 2690 BC, making it one of the oldest recorded languages in the world.There is considerable and varied literature in Egyptian. Today, Egyptian survives as the liturgical language of the Coptic Church. It has several hundred fluent speakers today.

2. SANSKRIT

Sanskrit language which heavily influenced many European languages, originated from Tamil. sanskrit, as defined by Panini, evolved out of the earlier Vedic form. The present form of Vedic Sanskrit can be traced back to 3000 BC. Sanskrit is the classical language of India  and still one of the official languages of India, although its use in the vernacular is limited.

1. TAMIL 

Tamil is one of the longest surviving classical languages in the world. This language is more than 5000 years old. Tamil is a dravidian language spoken in Tamil nadu(Indian state) and Srilanka.
The variety and quality of classical Tamil literature has led to it being described as "one of the great classical traditions and literatures of the world"

Thursday, May 7, 2015

TOP 10 MOST SPOKEN LANGUAGES IN THE WORLD

Do you know which is the most spoken language around the world is. Check out our list to discover the top 10 most spoken language around the world in 2015


10. FRENCH (129 Million)


One of the most commonly spoken languages in the world is French, which has an estimated 129 million speakers. It is the official language of France But also spoken
 in many other countries around the globe, such as Canada, Belgium, Cameroon,
 Haiti and Rwanda.\

9. MALAY-INDONESIAN (159 Million)

Featuring next on this list is Malay Indonesian, with 159 million speakers. It is mostly spoken in Malaysia, Indonesia and singapore. This is attributed to the fact that Indonesia comes on number six in terms of population around the world.

8. PORTUGUESE (191 Million)

With an estimated number of 191 million speakers around the globe, Portuguese is on number eighth most spoken language in the world. The reason behind this is that Portuguese were explorers and colonized many countries spreading it’s language around the world like Brazil, Macau, Angola, Venezuela and Mozambique.

7. BENGALI (211 million)

Bengali is another widely spoken language, which is spoken by over 211 million people around the world in 2015. It is the official language of Bangladesh, which has a population of 120 million and as it is surrounded by India, the language is equally popular in India where the population is growing so fast.

6. ARABIC (246 Million)

Not only is Arabic one of the most popular languages but it is also one of the oldest language and is spoken widely in countries of the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan and Syria. In 1974 it was made the sixth official language of the United Nations.

5. RUSSIAN (277 million)

The next language to make it on the list is Russian, Russian is spoken not only in the Mother Country,  but also a number of other such as Kazakhstan, Belarus and the US. It is also one of the six official languages of the United Nations.

4. SPANISH (392 Million)

With nearly 392 million speakers around the world, Spanish becomes the fourth most spoken language in the world. Besides being the language of Spain, it is pretty much spoken in every country in South America. It is also one of the most popular languages to be taught in the U.S.

3. HINDI (497 Million)

Hindi is the primary language of India and due to the population growing at such an incredible rate it is predicted to pass English and take second place within the next few years. Despite English becoming a popular language in the country, the prominence of its official language is still unsurpassed. The success of the Hindi film industry on a global level is another reason of popularity of this language.

2. ENGLISH (508 million)

Next among the most spoken languages in the world is English, language of united kingdom which is also spoken in almost every country around the world like USA, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Canada, India and Hong Kong are some of them. 

1. MANDARIN (1 billion+)

Mandarin, the language of the most populated country of the world, China is the most spoken language, with more than 1 billion speakers. It has double the amount of speakers as English but it is also one of the most hardest languages to learn.