Constructed languages (conlangs) like Tolkien's Elvish are linguistically complete — with grammar, vocabulary, and literature.
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The oldest written language is Sumerian, dating to around 3200 BCE.
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About 7,000 languages are spoken in the world today — one dies roughly every two weeks.
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