What Was the First Language Humans Ever Spoke? Here’s What We Know (and Don’t)

Many people wonder what the very first language in the world was. The truth is, no one knows for sure. That’s because the first humans didn’t write anything down. Language started long before writing existed, so there is no record of the exact words people first used. Still, scientists believe the first human language began in Africa, where modern humans first appeared.

This early language is sometimes called “Proto-Human.” It was probably made up of simple sounds, hand signs, and basic words used for survival, family, and daily life. People used it to communicate basic things like danger, food, or emotions. But because it was never written down, we will never know exactly what it sounded like.

What we do know is the first languages that were written. These came thousands of years later. The oldest written language is Sumerian, used in ancient Iraq around 3100 BCE. Others include Egyptian, Akkadian, Tamil, and Old Chinese. These written languages help us understand how communication developed over time, but they were not the first languages ever spoken.

Sadly, the true first human language is lost to history. Language doesn’t leave fossils, and without writing, there is no way to go back and hear those first words. But what we do know is that language started with early humans in Africa and from those first simple sounds came the thousands of languages we speak today.

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