Also Known As:
Oru Yille, Tew Tegu
Dialects & Varieties
Tebul Ure, a language of the Dogon group in Northern Mali and its affinities
Roger Blench. 2012. "Tebul Ure, a Language of the Dogon Group in Northern Mali and Its Affinities." Online: http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/Dogon/Tebul%%20Ure%%20….
Vulnerable
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,000-4,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
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All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Speakers
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Elders
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Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
Mali
Location Description
"The Tebul U live in twenty villages plus the recently-founded Dasalam [=Dar es Salaam]. The villages are mostly in the hill areas above Bamba and are often no more than hamlets."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Jamsay Tegu, Yanda, Tebul Sign Language, French
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Many
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
Mensaje informativo
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communicate with a small number of deaf individuals. Almost all the inhabitants seem to have some fluency in this sign language and videos were made of a number of narratives with ‘translation’ into Tebul Ure and French."