While I do think that language plays a role in our cultural lenses, there are more fundamental forms of communication that span the entire globe, namely melody,

While I do think that language plays a role in our cultural lenses, there are more fundamental forms of communication that span the entire globe, namely melody, harmony and rhythm. While there are subtle differences, it can be heard that octaves and perfect fifths, the pentatonic scale, and a four or three count rhythm are found in almost every culture. Because of this musicians can generally travel the world and find some kind of common ground, albeit if everyone agrees to more of a free form exploration! There are many anthropological theories that suggest that music as a form of communication came before the spoken word, be it the beating of logs or vocalized melodies to communicate during a hunt, call for assistance, mark the start of a raid, etc.