Taulil language
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| Taulil | |
|---|---|
| Region | New Britain |
Native speakers | 2,000 (2012)[1] |
East New Britain
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tuh |
| Glottolog | taul1251 |
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| File:Lang Status 80-VU.svg Taulil is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Taulil is a Papuan language spoken in East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
It is spoken in Kadaulung village of (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.) of Inland Baining Rural LLG, and in Taulil 1 (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.) and Taulil 2 (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.) 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
[edit | edit source]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
References
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