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Im with the others to check out if this could be aphasia.
however…
There is another possibility. Did your mom grow up in a non English speaking household? If so, she may be reverting to processing language back to another language. Folks with dementia, brain traumas, sometimes do this and are unconsciously “code switching”. If they had a stroke, they are s…l…o…w in speech and added to this, it sounds like gibberish.
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This on Aphasia:
The three main types of aphasia are:
Broca's aphasia: Difficulty in speaking and stringing together sentences.
Wernicke's aphasia: Fluent speech, but with nonsensical words.
Global aphasia: Severe impairment in both speaking and understanding language.

The internet is full of information and charts about aphasia.
If you wish to explore further there are some films on youtube.
Also this is something to be discussed with the MD.
Sorry for you having to deal with this distressing condition. My brother's ex, and his good friend, who I followed after my brother's death, suffered from this. He had been so social even in his dementia, and it was horrifically heartbreaking. I know he KNEW what was being said to him because when he was told about the death of his brother he shouted "No!!!!" and broke down crying. Often spontaneous speech comes out better.

Sorry for this.
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It’s probably aphasia. Check it out on Google.
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