Did the first humans have an inner dialogue and an ego/sense of self or did that only come about with the development of language ?

Question

Like, how did they “think”

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Answer 1

i think they definitely had some kinda inner dialogue maybe it was more like vibes or feelings before they could use words. like you can have thoughts without like actual talking right? language just makes it easier to express all the cool ideas and emotions we have now.