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SCIENCEJul 23 · 18:00 UTCSCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
Humans may have spoken 10 times as many languages 2,000 years ago
A new study suggests that humans may have spoken up to 10 times as many languages 2,000 years ago during a 'golden age' of language, potentially reaching tens of thousands of different tongues.