Either these are people who do not recognize any of the languages spoken—perhaps Jews who have always lived in Jerusalem—or their taunts are directed against the exuberant joy of the believers who praise God with loud voices and ostentatious conviction (v. 4).” 4 Were the “tongues” spoken on the day of Pentecost an example of xenolalia, which is to say, the ability to speak real human languages? In my opinion, yes, they were. This seems to be a justified conclusion based on several things we see in this