| Taulil | |
| Region: | New Britain |
| Speakers: | 2,000 |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Familycolor: | Papuan |
| Fam1: | East New Britain |
| Fam2: | Taulil–Butam |
| Map2: | Lang Status 80-VU.svg |
| Iso3: | tuh |
| Glotto: | taul1251 |
| Glottorefname: | Taulil |
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 (-4.4526°N 152.1184°W) of Inland Baining Rural LLG, and in Taulil 1 (-4.4133°N 152.0921°W) and Taulil 2 (-4.4199°N 152.0874°W) villages of Vunadidir/Toma Rural LLG.[1]
Butam (now extinct) is related. Like the Butam, the Taulil people trace their ancestry to New Ireland.[2]
Taulil has the following consonants:[2]
| Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive (voiceless) | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Plosive (voiced) | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Nasal | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Tap/Flap | pronounced as /link/ | ||||
| Fricative | pronounced as /link/ | ||||
| Approximant | pronounced as /link/ | ||||
| Lateral approximant | pronounced as /link/ |