Thought & Language

Does language shape how you think?
I think that this is a two sided question. Let me explain.
Since there are many languages in the world, where you come from and what language you speak can affect your mind thought. For example a person from Africa and a person from Europe can have very different mind thoughts both by the way they are brought up and also by the way the language is structured. I believe that people from Africa have a more communal thought (not to be confused by ''communism''. but communal in the sense of community) by the way their language is shaped, the structure and form of it allow the person to express himself as a person more into equality and part of a community, less pointed towards something. However, some one brought up in Europe, for example France, would have a very different mind thought, more of an individualist every man for themselves. I say this because i thought about how the language is structured: Je, Tu, Il\Elle, Nous, Vous, Ils\Elles. this is more of a way of thinking related to give orders or to define someone else from the community. So language does shape how we think.

The second side to this might be: How expressive a person can be. By the use of adjectives a person could be more expressive enriching the way you portray your thought. This second theory might not only be specifically for one self but for the receiver, and how vividly you portray your thoughts according to how much language you know. But this, does not mean how it limits your thoughts, but how it portrays your thoughts to others.

Can a concept exist without any words to describe it?
I would perceive that a concept can exist without words describing it. For example, i could feel the weight of a cube, but taken away my knowledge of gravity acting upon a mass, i would not know that what im experiencing is the effect of weight, but i would use my intuition to think something is behind what im experiencing.