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Oldest written languages
Name the languages that have had at least one written sentence dating before the common era.
Not including undecipherable languages
This may not be a complete list
Afroasiatic languages are marked in orange, Indo-European languages are marked in green.
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Last updated: January 10, 2026
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| First submitted | June 19, 2023 |
| Times taken | 712 |
| Average score | 31.5% |
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5 Comments
frogfacts
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Level 49
May 13, 2024
Ugaritic is a Semitic (Afroasiatic) language, not an isolate. Really great quiz!
KevinTheCat
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May 13, 2024
Don't know how I missed that.
ooftownroad
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Nov 14, 2024
No Assyrian?
KevinTheCat
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Nov 15, 2024
It should have been included under Akkadian. This is fixed now.
ObiwanKenobite
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Apr 17, 2025
amazing but really hard, got 25. congrats for the quiz
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