This article or section should specify the language of its non-English content, using ((lang)), ((transliteration)) for transliterated languages, and ((IPA)) for phonetic transcriptions, with an appropriate ISO 639 code. Wikipedia's multilingual support templates may also be used. See why. (June 2021)
Taulil
RegionNew Britain
Native speakers
2,000 (2012)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3tuh
Glottologtaul1251
ELPTaulil
Taulil is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates)

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 (4°27′09″S 152°07′06″E / 4.452603°S 152.118398°E / -4.452603; 152.118398 (Kadaulung N0.2)) of Inland Baining Rural LLG, and in Taulil 1 (4°24′48″S 152°05′32″E / 4.413301°S 152.092147°E / -4.413301; 152.092147 (Taulil No.1)) and Taulil 2 (4°25′12″S 152°05′15″E / 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

References

  1. ^ a b Taulil at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
  3. ^ a b Stebbins, Tonya; Evans, Bethwyn; Terrill, Angela (2018). "The Papuan languages of Island Melanesia". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 775–894. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.


Categories