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		jackhalford 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why I'm Learning Sumerian From wikipedia > Attested from c. 2900 BC. Went out of vernacular use around 1700 BC; used as a classical language until about 100 AD. So vernacular use stopped roughly 3725 years ago

wongarsu 6 months ago [–]

And it hasn't been spoken for almost 2000 years

crowbahr 6 months ago | [–]

So why am I learning a language that hasn't been spoken in 50 years?

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