which language is the oldest one

India
February 5, 2007 5:39am CST
my mother tongue is also one of the oldest one - Tamil
4 responses
chellicks
@chellicks (904)
• Philippines
5 Feb 07
English language is the oldest because it is a universal language.
urbandekay
@urbandekay (18278)
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11 May 07
That it is universal doesn't make it the oldest, in fact it is relatively recent and is derived from a Germanic stem. all the best urban
systems
@systems (459)
• India
19 May 08
Check for Origin of Tamil in Wikipedia.org and for the list of languages based on the oldest available literature. You will get the answer
mccybernan
@mccybernan (104)
• India
5 Feb 07
I too accept. Tamil is one of the oldest language.
teeg1414
@teeg1414 (4)
• United States
25 Jan 08
sanskrit it said to be the oldest, but tamil and sanskrit are also said to be related in many ways. http://youtube.com/watch?v=3cQ4hIG9w7c