About 5,000 years ago, humans started to speak to one another. Ancient civilizations in regions around the world began to develop complex language systems as early as 3200 BCE.

And while it’s difficult to pin down the exact origin of language, historians generally agree on a few early tongues.

Today, there are more than 7,100 different languages in use around the world. Here are seven of the oldest languages in the world.
Sumerian: The Sumerians developed the world’s oldest known writing system—cuneiform—which consisted of wedge-shaped characters carved into clay tablets.

Egyptian: This language dates back to 3200 BCE, when the hieroglyphic script was first developed.

Akkadian: This a now-extinct language that was spoken by the Babylonians and Assyrians of Mesopotamia (in parts of modern-day Iraq and Syria) from roughly 2800 BCE until 500 CE.

Tamil: This one’s unique for a number of linguistic reasons. To start, there are a variety of ways to speak it, depending on whether you’re communicating colloquially or formally.

Eblaite: This language is believed to have originated in the ancient city of Ebla (in modern-day Syria) sometime between 2500 BCE and 2250 BCE.

Pama-Nyungan: This isn’t a single language, but rather a grouping of 306 individual languages spoken by Aboriginal peoples in Australia.

Elamite: Elam was located in modern-day Iran and is now extinct.

What’s MOST interesting is that Okie isn’t listed at all!

Aren’t you glad that God understands all languages all the time! And sometimes, we don’t even have the language to express our needs to Him, but He still understands!

“And in the same way—by our faith—the Holy Spirit helps us with our daily problems and in our praying.

For we don’t even know what we should pray for nor how to pray as we should, but the Holy Spirit prays for us with such feeling that it cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows, of course, what the Spirit is saying as he pleads for us in harmony with God’s own will.” (Romans 8:26-27 LB)

Whether you speak Okie, Texan, Boston, or something else—rest assured God hears and understands your language!

You are loved!
Pastor Susie