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Humans may have spoken 10 times as many languages 2,000 years ago
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Humans may have spoken 10 times as many languages 2,000 years ago

So, it turns out that 2,000 years ago, humanity might have been in a linguistic golden age, speaking tens of thousands of languages! A new study suggests that during this time, the number of languages could have peaked at an astonishing 75,000. However, as powerful empires like the Roman Empire rose, many of these languages began to vanish. This research opens up exciting questions about the rich tapestry of languages we may have lost over time.
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