Ancient languages

Dravidian language native to South India

thumb|A Malayalam speaker, recorded in South Africa Malayalam (, ) is a Dravidian language, primarily spoken by the Malayali people, native to the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district). It is one of 22 scheduled languages, as well as one of 11 classical languages, of India. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé).

Pāli (; IAST: ) is a Middle Indo-Aryan language that is widely studied as the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism and the language of the Tipiṭaka. Pali was designated a classical language of India by the Government of India on 3 October 2024.

Avestan ( ) is the liturgical language of Zoroastrianism. It belongs to the Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family and was originally spoken during the Avestan period ( BCE) by the Iranians living in eastern Greater Iran as evidenced from names in Avestan geography.

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oldest attested stage of the Japanese language

overview about the decipherment of ancient Egyptian scripts

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language originated in times that may be referred to as ancient

extinct unclassified language of the Near East

Hypothetical unclassified language of late Neolithic Mesopotamia

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official language in Achaemenid Empire

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