Editing Universal language (section)

==Mythological and religious universal languages==
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Various religious texts, myths, and legends describe a state of humanity in which originally only one language was spoken.

In [[Jews|Jewish]] and [[Christianity|Christian]] beliefs, the story of the [[Tower of Babel]] tells of a consequent "[[confusion of tongues]]" (the splintering of numerous languages from an original [[Adamic language]]){{Citation needed|date=March 2021}} as a punishment from God.

Myths exist in other cultures describing the creation of multiple languages as an act of a god as well, such as the destruction of a 'knowledge tree' by [[Brahma]] in Indic tradition, or as a gift from the God [[Hermes]] in Greek myth. Other myths describe the creation of different languages as concurrent with the creation of different tribes of people, or due to supernatural events.