Taulil language

Taulil is a Papuan language spoken in East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Taulil
Region	New Britain
Native speakers	2,000 (2012)[1]
Language family	East New Britain Taulil–Butam Taulil
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

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.^[1][2]

Butam (now extinct) is related. Like the Butam, the Taulil people trace their ancestry to New Ireland.^[3]

Phonology

Taulil has the following consonants:^[3]

	Bilabial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Plosive (voiceless)	p	t		k
Plosive (voiced)	b	d		ɡ
Nasal	m	n		ŋ
Tap/Flap		ɾ
Fricative	β
Approximant			j
Lateral approximant		l