# Butam language

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**Butam** is a possibly extinct [Papuan language](/source/Papuan_language) spoken in [East New Britain Province](/source/East_New_Britain_Province) on the island of [New Britain](/source/New_Britain), [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea). It is related to [Taulil](/source/Taulil_language). Like the Taulil, the Butam people had originally migrated from [New Ireland](/source/New_Ireland_(island)).[1]

## References

1. Stebbins, Tonya; Evans, Bethwyn; Terrill, Angela (2018). "The Papuan languages of Island Melanesia". *The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide*. Vol. 4. The World of Linguistics. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 775–894. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.

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