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How many spoken languages in the world do not have a written form?
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Most languages spoken in the world do not have an original written form. This idea of writing dates back to Egypt, Babylonia, Greece, China and India. When we look at the new world, the most advanced civilizations had written language, the Aztec, Inca, Maya, and many people believe the Iriquoir and Omlec had it as well.
Originally, everthing except the Europeans, Arabs, Indians, Chinese and Japonese, and the few civilizations in the Americas had no written words. Later, African tribes like the Mali, and Zulu developed them, By the time of colonialization, around 1490, the words of Europe were being exported. African and American, and Australian tribes which had no written language adopted entire languages (as in the Americas) or at least entire writing systems (as in Australia) Today approximately 6000 languages are spoken, and more then 2/3 of them did not have an original written language (who is to say whether one would have developed) but today over 80% of all languages use some sort of written communication.
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Why language is vocal?
Language is primarily a spoken phenomenon. Many languages do not have a written form, and all languages evolve in spoken form first. "Vocal" is a word that means "spoken".
What is the difference between written and spoken language?
A written language is written, spoken is spoken. Ogham is written while Gaelic is spoken. We speak English and write Latin. Look up ancient scripts on internet. There is awesome material on written language. Some spoken languages arent written (like tribal languages) ____ Generally, written language is more formal than speech. Most languages are both written and spoken however there are some languages that are one or the other. For example, Braille is a type of written language which isn't spoken. On the other hand there are some tribal languages which have no alphabet or written form so they are called spoken languages.
How many languages have ever existed in history?
There are currently about 6,800 languages spoken on Earth, but it's not possible to know how many have ever existed, since most languages in Human history never had any written form
How many languages in total have ever existed in history?
There are currently about 6,800 languages spoken on Earth, but it's not possible to know how many have ever existed, since most languages in Human history never had any written form.
Are any other languages written in cursive?
Yes. Most languages of the world have a cursive form, including all languages that use the Latin alphabet and the Cyrillic alphabet. Hebrew also has a cursive form, and Arabic ONLY has a cursive form.
Why language is vocal?
Language is primarily a spoken phenomenon. Many languages do not have a written form, and all languages evolve in spoken form first. "Vocal" is a word that means "spoken".
What is the difference between written and spoken language?
A written language is written, spoken is spoken. Ogham is written while Gaelic is spoken. We speak English and write Latin. Look up ancient scripts on internet. There is awesome material on written language. Some spoken languages arent written (like tribal languages) ____ Generally, written language is more formal than speech. Most languages are both written and spoken however there are some languages that are one or the other. For example, Braille is a type of written language which isn't spoken. On the other hand there are some tribal languages which have no alphabet or written form so they are called spoken languages.
How many languages have ever existed in history?
There are currently about 6,800 languages spoken on Earth, but it's not possible to know how many have ever existed, since most languages in Human history never had any written form
What languages are bibles translated into?
The Bible is translated in as many as 2,454 languages. In some counts this is more than one third of the number of languages spoken on the planet. There are some languages that have no written form so it will be difficult to translate into every possible language.
How many languages in total have ever existed in history?
There are currently about 6,800 languages spoken on Earth, but it's not possible to know how many have ever existed, since most languages in Human history never had any written form.
Are any other languages written in cursive?
Yes. Most languages of the world have a cursive form, including all languages that use the Latin alphabet and the Cyrillic alphabet. Hebrew also has a cursive form, and Arabic ONLY has a cursive form.
What is the foreign form of the word plateau?
Since there are approximately 6,800 different languages currently being spoken in our world, there isn't just one foreign form of the word plateau. You have to specify a language.
What does written form mean?
in writing, not verbal/spoken
Which are the oldest known spoken and written languages?
The trouble with this question is 'no language remains in its archaic form'. There are several language isolate (languages that have no known related languages) that probably go all the way back to the earliest divisions of languages (whatever that is) but even these go through progressive change. Speakers of any language wouldn't be able to understand that same language as it was spoken even a few centuries before. So really no language is any older than any other language. Written language is a different matter however as ancient samples have been found written in stone. The run-away winner in this category is cuneiform, the written form of Sumerian. This language is extinct however, both spoken and written. The title of oldest written language still in use today has many contenders but one of the fore-runners would be Hebrew.
What is the Proper salutation for a reverend?
Rev. when in written form. Reverend in spoken form.
What is a description of prose?
Written or spoken language in its ordinary form
Is prophet muhammed real?
Yes. His life history has beeb written in many languages of the world. His followers form the second largest riligion of the world. The last heavenly book, the holy Qur'an, has been translated in many languages of the world.
