How well does language represent reality?

Language can describe abstract ideas in addition to concrete objects. It can also describe qualities, quantities, and actions. It is the best tool we have for understanding ourselves and the external world. But it is by no means perfect. For language basically reflects the knowledge we have about ourselves and the wider world. And our knowledge is imperfect and our language will be likewise. The more our knowledge improves, so too will our language but it will never be perfect. And language is only a system of signs or symbols we use to describe reality and there are currently 7,102 living human languages and so there are 7,102 ways to describe reality.