Wurzl@lemmy.zip to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoHumanity spoke thousands of languages at the dawn of farming — now many of them are lostwww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down10
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkHumanity spoke thousands of languages at the dawn of farming — now many of them are lostwww.nature.comWurzl@lemmy.zip to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
minus-squarelimer@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 days agoI think having over 20,000 different languages during the Roman Empire period ( where there was probably at least 5,000 language in Europe and Asia) explains so much about historical events and isolations of different areas
I think having over 20,000 different languages during the Roman Empire period ( where there was probably at least 5,000 language in Europe and Asia) explains so much about historical events and isolations of different areas