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The '''Adamic language,''' according to [[Jews|Jewish]] tradition (as recorded in the ''[[midrash]]im'') and some [[Christians]], is the language spoken by [[Adam]] (and possibly [[Eve]]) in the [[Garden of Eden]]. It is variously interpreted as either the language used by [[God]] to address Adam (the [[divine language]]), or the language invented by Adam with which he named all things (including Eve), as in the [[Genesis creation narrative|second Genesis creation narrative]] ({{bibleref|Genesis|2:19|KJV}}).
In the [[Middle Ages]], various Jewish commentators held that Adam spoke [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], a view also addressed in various ways by the late medieval Italian poet [[Dante Alighieri]]. In the [[early modern period]], some authors continued to discuss the possibility of an Adamic language, some continuing to hold to the idea that it was Hebrew, while others such as [[John Locke]] were more skeptical. More recently, a variety of [[Mormon]] authors have expressed various opinions about the nature of the Adamic language.
According to Ethiopian and Eritrean traditions, the ancient Semitic language of Ge'ez is the language of Adam.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Is 'Ge'ez' the original language of humanity? {{!}} Ethiopia The Kingdom of God |url=https://ethiopiathekingdomofgod.org/content/%E2%80%98geez%E2%80%99-original-language-humanity |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=ethiopiathekingdomofgod.org}}</ref> Southern Semitic languages spoken in Ethiopia and Eritrea are older than Northern Semitic languages, such as Hebrew.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adugna |first=Gabe |title=Research: Language Learning - Amharic: Home |url=https://library.bu.edu/amharic/Home |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=library.bu.edu |language=en}}</ref> Semitic languages were spoken in Eritrea from approximately 2000 BC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Munro-Hay |first=Stuart |date=1991 |title=Aksum: An African Civilisation of Late Antiquity |url=https://www.livingston.org/cms/lib4/NJ01000562/Centricity/Domain/602/aksum.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=January 3, 2023 |website=www.livingston.org}}</ref>
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