Taulil is a Papuan language spoken in East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
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Taulil | |
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Region | New Britain |
Native speakers | 2,000 (2012)[1] |
Language family | East New Britain
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | tuh |
Glottolog | taul1251 |
ELP | Taulil |
![]() Taulil is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
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It is spoken in Kadaulung village of (4.452603°S 152.118398°E / -4.452603; 152.118398 (Kadaulung N0.2)) of Inland Baining Rural LLG, and in Taulil 1 (4.413301°S 152.092147°E / -4.413301; 152.092147 (Taulil No.1)) and Taulil 2 (4.419937°S 152.087372°E / -4.419937; 152.087372 (Taulil No.2)) villages of Vunadidir-Toma Rural LLG.[2][3]
Butam (now extinct) is related. Like the Butam, the Taulil people trace their ancestry to New Ireland.[4]
Taulil consonants:[4]
Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
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Plosive (voiceless) | p | t | k | |
Plosive (voiced) | b | d | ɡ | |
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
Tap/Flap | ɾ | |||
Fricative | β | |||
Approximant | j | |||
Lateral Approximant | l |
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