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  2. Evolution of languages - Wikipedia

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    The Eskimo language family split into the Yupik and Inuit branches around 1,000 years ago. [14] [15] Russian-American linguist Alexander Vovin argues that based on Eskimo loanwords in Northern Tungusic, but not Southern Tungusic languages, these languages originated in eastern Siberia, with the languages interacting around 2000 years ago. [38]

  3. List of languages by time of extinction - Wikipedia

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    For many languages which have become extinct in recent centuries, attestation of usage is datable in the historical record, and sometimes the terminal speaker is identifiable. In other cases, historians and historical linguists may infer an estimated date of extinction from other events in the history of the sprachraum .

  4. List of languages by first written account - Wikipedia

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    A date prior to 1175 has been proposed for the Pacto dos Irmãos Pais. [146] 1192: Old Hungarian: Funeral Sermon and Prayer: There are isolated fragments in earlier charters such as the charter of Veszprém (c. 1000) and the charter of Tihany (1055). Some scholars believe that the language of the Szarvas inscription (8th century) is Old Hungarian.

  5. Timeline of programming languages - Wikipedia

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    none (unique language) 1946 ENIAC Short Code: Richard Clippinger and John von Neumann after Alan Turing: none (unique language) 1947–52 ARC/Birkbeck Assembler: Kathleen Booth: ENIAC Short Code [1] 1948 Plankalkül (year of concept publication) Konrad Zuse: none (unique language) 1949 EDSAC Initial Orders: David Wheeler: ENIAC coding system 1949

  6. Glottochronology - Wikipedia

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    Glottochronology tracks language separation from thousands of years ago but many linguists are skeptical of the concept because it is more of a 'probability' rather than a 'certainty.' On the other hand, some linguists may say that glottochronology is gaining traction because of its relatedness to archaeological dates.

  7. List of years - Wikipedia

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    This page is an index to individual articles for years. Years are shown in chronological order. ... 2000; 3rd millennium. 21st century. 2001; ... 50 languages ...

  8. List of revived languages - Wikipedia

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    Although at one point no native speakers of the language were alive and it may have been officially classified as "dead" in 1975, the revival appears to have gained strength in recent years. There is a regular programme in Manx on Manx Radio. The grammar, spelling and pronunciation reference book on the Manx Gaelic language, Practical Manx by ...

  9. List of languages by total number of speakers - Wikipedia

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    Most spoken languages, Ethnologue, 2024 [4] Language Family Branch First-language (L1) speakers Second-language (L2) speakers Total speakers (L1+L2) English (excl. creole languages) Indo-European: Germanic: 380 million 1.135 billion 1.515 billion Mandarin Chinese (incl. Standard Chinese, but excl. other varieties) Sino-Tibetan: Sinitic: 941 ...