Sentence examples for mutually incomprehensible even from inspiring English sources

On the other hand, others classify the "eight dialects" of Chinese as "distinct languages," because, for example, Cantonese, Shanghainese and Mandarin do not share vocabulary and are mutually incomprehensible, even though they share a common orthography.

What if they're so different from us that our messages are mutually incomprehensible?

German speakers flaunt their local dialects (many of them mutually incomprehensible) all around the country.

Mutually incomprehensible dialects are indeed common, but this is normal considering the huge distances involved.

They are incomprehensible even to ourselves".

The altercation grew quickly, drawing a larger crowd, phone cameras, and heated, if mutually incomprehensible, exchange — the locals spoke Cantonese, the couple Mandarin.

Vested early on in the power of narrative, Buck waged her own battle against ignorance and superstition, powerfully bridging two cultures that seemed mutually incomprehensible.

No three cultures could be more mutually incomprehensible than the trinity at Waco: Branch Davidians, G-men and the news media.

Its mountainous interior and unnavigable rivers made communications difficult and encouraged the growth of one of the world's most eclectic collections of civilizations and mutually incomprehensible dialects.

Over dinner, there would be two mutually incomprehensible conversations going on: my parents chatting in Russian and Giora and me talking sports and spoofing the folks.

Since his Madrasi mother spoke Tamil and Telagu and his Anglo-Indian father spoke mutually incomprehensible Bengali, English and Hindi became the languages of home.