Endangered Languages Project - Taulil

Taulil

^{[aka Butam, Neu-Pommern,]}

Classification: East New Britain

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Butam, Neu-Pommern
CLASSIFICATION		East New Britain, Taulili
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		tuh
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Butam Taulil
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
800
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number data: (S. Wurm 2000)

PLACES: Papua New Guinea;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: East New Britain Province, Gazelle Peninsula

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~800
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
In 1982, 826 speakers were reported, and recent estimates mention about 800.

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

MORE ON VITALITY

The speakers are bilingual in the very large Tolai (or Kuanua) language, which puts pressure on Taulil.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Tolai (Kuanua)

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: East New Britain Province, Gazelle Peninsula. Spoken in the northern central part of the Gazelle Peninsula.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
800
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
800
Native speakers worldwide

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Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press