Taulil is a
Papuan language
The Papuan languages are the non-Austronesian and non- Australian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands, by around 4 million people. It is a strictly geogra ...
spoken in
East New Britain Province
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on the island of
New Britain
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,
Papua New Guinea
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.
It is spoken in Kadaulung village of () of
Inland Baining Rural LLG
Inland Baining Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) located in the Baining Mountains of East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
Wards
*01. Alakasam
*02. Lamarain
*03. Raunsepna (Qaqet speakers)Marley, Alexandra. 2013. ''Language Use ...
, and in Taulil 1 () and Taulil 2 () villages of
Vunadidir/Toma Rural LLG.
Butam (now extinct) is related. Like the Butam, the Taulil people trace their ancestry to New Ireland.
Phonology
Taulil consonants:
:
References
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Languages of East New Britain Province
Taulil–Butam languages
Vulnerable languages
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