Hypothesis: first human language emerged roughly 150,000 years ago in east Africa. What was most likely one original language spread by offshoot populations first to Asia, with one group eventually migrating to Europe, while another spread in two directions: to Australia and to the Americas. During these movements, the original language eventually evolved into thousands of others, resulting into ca 6000 languages
— Apr 17, 2025 08:14PM
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