Butam language

{{Short description|Papuan language of New Britain}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Butam

|nativename=

|region=New Britain

|extinct=?

|familycolor=Papuan

|fam1=East New Britain

|fam2=Taulil–Butam

|iso3=none

|glotto=buta1242

|glottorefname=Butam

}}

Butam is a possibly extinct Papuan language spoken in East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It is related to Taulil. Like the Taulil, the Butam people had originally migrated from New Ireland.{{cite book |last1=Stebbins |first1=Tonya |last2=Evans |first2=Bethwyn |last3=Terrill |first3=Angela |editor1-last=Palmer |editor1-first=Bill |date=2018 |title=The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide |chapter=The Papuan languages of Island Melanesia |series= The World of Linguistics |volume=4 |location=Berlin |publisher=De Gruyter Mouton |pages=775–894 |isbn=978-3-11-028642-7}}