No, no one speaks or reads Akkadian nowadays. Only linguists *probably* know how to read it, but no one actually speaks it. Akkadian is an extinct Semitic language - meaning that it has no speakers and is not used anymore (in other words, it is a dead language).
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Regarding this, is Akkadian a dead language?
Akkadian language, also spelled Accadian, also called Assyro-Babylonian, extinct Semitic language of the Northern Peripheral group, spoken in Mesopotamia from the 3rd to the 1st millennium bce.
Similarly, who spoke Akkadian? The first Empire to rule all of Mesopotamia was the Akkadian Empire. It lasted for around 200 years from 2300 BC to 2100 BC. The Akkadians lived in northern Mesopotamia while the Sumerians lived in the south. They had a similar government and culture as the Sumerians, but spoke a different language.
Hereof, what language did Akkadians speak?
Akkadian language Sumerian language
Where was Akkadian spoken?
Mesopotamia
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What is the oldest language in the world?
- Korean.
- Hebrew.
- Aramaic.
- Chinese.
- Greek.
- Egyptian.
- Sanskrit. Linguist thought the Sanskrit was very influential to several languages in Europe.
- Tamil. By order of appearance, Tamil would be considered the world's oldest language as it is over 5,000 years old, having made its first appearance in 3,000 BC.
What was the first language?
The first known written language is Sumerian, that was developed and conceived in Sumer (in 3100 BC in Mesopotamia), which is 5000 years old.
