 Can you name some of the languages spoken today? If you said English or Spanish, you would be wrong. The oldest language in the world is Sumerian.Â
 Sumerian was spoken from approximately 3200 BC until around 1000 BC. It was written using cuneiform writing, a system of wedge-shaped symbols carved into clay tablets.Â
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This method of recording information allowed Sumerians to write down their history, laws, and religious texts.
 Today, Sumerians are considered extinct. However, its legacy lives on through other ancient languages such as Akkadian, Elamite, Hittite, Ugaritic, and Phoenician.
