How Did the First Languages Begin?

Long ago, people didn’t have words like apple or dog. They made sounds that meant things, like ahhh for water and grrr for danger. Over time, these sounds grew into full languages. Like how a baby learns to talk by listening and copying others.

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Examples

A baby makes a coo sound, and their parent repeats it back to them.
A group of people shouts food! when they see fruit on a tree.
Two friends point at the sky and say storm! storm! to warn each other.

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