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* [[Classical Armenian]], the oldest attested form of [[Armenian language|Armenian]] from the 5th century and literary language until the 18th century

* [[Classical Arabic]], based on the language of the [[Quran|Qur'an]], 7th century to present; liturgical language of [[Islam]]

* [[Old Bengali]], the earliest forms of the [[Bengali Language]], emerged during the [[Kingdom of Gauda]], 7th to 12th centuries.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Das |editor1-first=Amitava |editor2-last=Sanyal |editor2-first=Rajat |editor3-last=Chakraborty |editor3-first=Rajib |title=Classical Bangla |date=2025 |publisher=[[Institute of Language Studies and Research]] (ILSR), Kolkata |___location=[[Kolkata]] |isbn=9788198479358 |page=332386 |quote=The beginning of literary expression in Bengali in the 7th century AD as Caryāpada relates that the language developed over a considerable period before it reached the present status of literary expression in the 7th century. The oral traditions-proverbs, riddles, folks, stories which are the staple of the Bengali culture germinated before the written literature and were handed down from generation to generation. .... Caryāpada, which was composed in the 7th century AD, is the earliest literary expression (discovered so far) in Bengali language. Its composition in the 7th century is proof enough of a thirteen hundred years of ancestry of Bengali language in the written form. .... According to French scholar Sylvain Levi, in 657 A.D. during the period of King Narendra Deb, Matsyendranath who is also known as Mīnanātha according to Näthagitikā, travelled to Nepal. He was the founder and propagator of Nathism and also happens to be the oldest writer in the Bengali language, as has been recognized by many.}}</ref>

* [[Kannada#Old Kannada|Classical Kannada]], court language of [[Rashtrakuta dynasty|Rashtrakuta empire]]; earliest available literary work is the ''[[Kavirajamarga|Kavirājamārga]]'' of AD 850.<ref name=BritannicaLit>''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 2008. "Kannada literature" Quote: "''The earliest literary work is the ''Kavirājamārga'' (c. AD 850), a treatise on poetics based on a Sanskrit model.''"</ref>

* [[Old Saxon#Literature|Old Saxon]], language of Saxon Christian literature, 9th to 12th centuries