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Sumerian language

Spoken language
Sumerian is the language of ancient Sumer. It is one of the oldest attested languages, dating back to at least 2900 BC. It is accepted to be a local language isolate and to have been spoken in ancient Mesopotamia, in the area that is modern-day... Wikipedia
Region: Asia
Language family: Language isolate
Dialects: : Emesal; Emesisa; Emetena; Emesukudda; Emesuha; Emesidi; Emeku;
Era: Attested from c. 2900 BC. Went out of vernacular use around 1700 BC; used as a classical language until about 100 AD.
Native to: Sumer and Akkad