Paul uses phrases like "tongues of men AND ANGELS," and "unknown tongue." Without any notation that what was spoken was human, it would fall into those categories. Not human.
The word 'unknown' is not in the Greek, it was added by the KJV translators.
Paul was exaggerating when he said if someone could speak in the language of angels but not have love he would be nothing. We can tell that from the the next 2 verses where he also exaggerates about having the gift of prophecy to the degree of being able to fathom all mysteries and all knowledge (omniscience); having the gift of faith to the degree of moving mountains; and having the gift of giving to the degree of giving away all your possessions or even giving up your own life. He was making the point that having gifts to the highest degree conceivable would be worthless without love.
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body [a]to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.
And if they were known languages, why do we need the gift of interpretation?
Because if the language is unrecognized how else will the congregation know what was spoken?
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