If almost no one talks to them, this does not mean that they should be forgotten.
Little did it happen that one of you after reading this article might want to get acquainted with one of the languages listed below. There is something mysterious and mysterious about them, such that it attracts any polyglot.
10. The Akkadian
When it appeared: 2800 BC.
Disappeared: 500 AD.
General information: lingua franca of ancient Mesopotamia. The Akkadian language used the same cuneiform alphabet as in Sumerian. On it is written the epic of Gilgamesh, the myth of Enuma and Elisha and many others. The grammar of a dead language resembles the grammar of classical Arabic.
Pros of its study: people will be under the immense impression when they see that you can easily read these strange icons for them.
Disadvantages of studying it: you will find it hard to find an interlocutor.
9. Biblical Hebrew
When it appeared: 900 BC.
Disappeared: 70 BC.
General information: on it is written the Old Testament, which was later translated into the Ancient Greek or, as it is still called, the Septuagint.
Pros of its study: the biblical is very similar to modern spoken Hebrew.
The minuses of his study: it will not be easy to talk with someone on it.
8. Coptic
When it appeared: 100 AD.
Disappeared: 1600 AD.
General information: it contains the entire literature of the early Christian church, including the Nag Hammadi library, which houses the famous Gnostic Gospels.
Pros of its study: this is the basis of the Egyptian language, created with the use of the Greek alphabet, and it sounds simply amazing.
The minuses of his study: alas, no one talks to him for the reason that he was forced out by the Arab.
7. Aramaic
When it appeared: 700 BC.
Disappeared: 600 AD.
General information: for many centuries it is the lingua franca of most of the Middle East. Aramaic is usually identified with the language of Jesus Christ. On it is written the main part of the Talmud, as well as the biblical books of Daniel and Ezra.
Pros of its study: it is not very different from the Biblical Hebrew, and therefore, having studied it, you can kill two birds with one stone. If you are interested, just imagine that you are speaking the language of Jesus.
The minuses of his study: on it no one talks, not counting a few Aramaic communities.
6. Middle English
When it appeared: 1200 AD.
Disappeared: 1470 AD.
General information: on it you can read the creations of "the father of English poetry" Jeffrey Chaucer, the Bible translated by Wycliffe, as well as the children's ballads "Robin Hood's Feats", which are considered early tales of the eponymous hero.
Pros of its study: this is the basis of modern English.
The disadvantages of studying it are: do not find someone who freely owns it.
5. Sanskrit
When appeared: 1500 BC.
General information: still exists as a liturgical or ecclesiastical language. On it are written the Vedas, most of the scriptures. For three thousand years Sanskrit was the lingua franca of the Hindustan Peninsula. Its alphabet consists of 49 letters.
Pros of his study: Sanskrit became the foundation of religious texts of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
The minuses of its study: only priests and residents of some village settlements can talk on it.
4. Ancient Egyptian
When it appeared: 3400 BC.
Disappeared: 600 BC.
General information: it is in this language that the Book of the Dead is written, and also the tombs of Egyptian rulers are painted.
Pros of its study: this language is for those who adore hieroglyphs that are difficult to understand
The minuses of his study: on it no one talks.
3. Ancient Scandinavian
When it appeared: 700 CE.
Disappeared: 1300 AD.
The general information: on it the basic product of the German-Scandinavian mythology "Edda", a number of old Icelandic myths is written. This is the language of the Vikings. It was spoken in Scandinavia, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland and in some regions of Russia, France, the British Isles. It is considered a predecessor of the modern Icelandic.
Pros of its study: after learning the Old Norse, you can pretend to be a Viking.
The minuses of his study: practically no one will understand you.
2. Latin
When it appeared: 800 BC, which is also called the Renaissance. 75 BC and 3rd century AD. is considered to be the "golden" and "silver" period of classical Latin. Then the era of medieval Latin began.
General information: in the original language you can read Cicero, Julius Caesar, Cato, Catullus, Virgil, Ovid, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Augustine and Thomas Aquinas.
Pros of its study: among the dead languages it is considered the most popular.
Cons of his study: unfortunately, in social networks or in real life on it you do not communicate. Although in Latin societies and in the Vatican you will have someone to talk to.
1. Ancient Greek
When it appeared: 800 BC.
Disappeared: 300 AD.
General information: knowing the ancient Greek, you can easily read the works of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Homer, Herodotus, Euripides, Aristophanes and many others.
Pros of its study: you not only replenish your vocabulary, expand your consciousness, but you will also be able to read the ancient script about sex that belongs to Perist Aristophanes.
The minuses of his study: almost no one freely owns them.