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Tebul Dogon
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<p>The Tebul language, also known as <i>Tebul Ure</i>, is a <a href="/facts/Dogon_language/u9E7RKJq">Dogon language</a> spoken in <a href="/facts/Mali/sAaVqV1e">Mali</a> by the <i>Tebul U</i> (Tebul people). It was first reported under this name online by <a href="/facts/Roger_Blench/50QCDcvA">Roger Blench</a>, who erroneously reported that it appears to be the same as a language called <i>Oru Yille</i> in existing literature. This mistaken name instead means 'two words' in the Tebul language. </p><p>The language is divergent within the Dogon and may constitute its own branch of that family, though it shows some affinities with the western languages. </p><p>The Tebul people also use 'village sign', <a href="/facts/Tebul_Sign_Language/90vV9Cy3">Tebul Sign Language</a>, due to a relatively high incidence of deafness. </p>