Some Oldest Languages In The World Still Spoken

Hebrew Year: 10th century BCE Country/Area of Origin: Israel Number of speakers: Over 9 million people worldwide

Basque Year: Unknown Country/Area of Origin: Basque country Number of speakers: 750,000 people approximately

Tamil Year: 300 BCE Country/Area of Origin: India and Sri Lanka Number of speakers: Over 80 million approximately

Arabic is the fifth most spoken language in the world, with 270 million native speakers.

Farsi/ Persian Year: 600 BCE Country/Area of Origin: Iran Number of speakers: 110 million people approximately

Greek Year: the earliest written evidence dates back to 1450-1350 BCE Country/Area of Origin: Greece Number of speakers: 13 million people approximate

Chinese Year: 1250 BCE Country/Area of Origin: China and parts of Southeast Asia Number of speakers: 1.2 billion approximately

Lithuanian Year: Assumed to be 1500 AD Country/Area of Origin: Baltic region Number of speakers: 3 million people approximately