Marranj language

Marranj is an Australian Aboriginal language, a dialect continuum consisting of Maranunggu (Merranunggu, Marranj Warrgat), Menhthe, and Emmi.

Marranj
Maranunggu
Native to	Australia
Region	Daly River; Northern Territory, Coast along Anson Bay, southwest of Darwin
Ethnicity	Marranunggu, Emmiyangal, Menthe
Native speakers	35 (2007)[1]
Language family	Western Daly Marranj
Dialects	Maranunggu Menhthe (Manda) Emmi (Ami)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: zmr – Maranunggu amy – Ami (Emmi) zma – Manda (Menthe)
Glottolog	waga1259
AIATSIS[2]	N215 Marranj
ELP	Emmi Manda (Australia)

Phonology

Consonants

	Peripheral		Laminal	Apical
	Labial	Velar	Palatal	Alveolar
Plosive	p	k	t̠ʲ	t
Nasal	m	ŋ	n̠ʲ	n
Rhotic				r	ɾ
Lateral				l
Approximant	w		j

• Voiceless stop sounds /p, t, t̠ʲ, k/ may also fluctuate to voiced sounds [b, d, d̠ʲ, ɡ] when in intervocalic, post-nasal and post-liquid positions.
• /t/ can also freely be realized as a fricative [θ] in word-initial positions, and when heard as [d], it can also be heard as [ð] when after /n/ and in intervocalic positions.
• Sounds /m, n/ can also occur as geminated [mː, nː]

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid	æ	ə
Low			ɑ

Phoneme	Allophones
/i/	[i], [ɪ], [e], [ɛ]
/æ/	[æ], [ɛ]
/ɑ/	[ɑ], [ʌ]
/u/	[u], [ʊ], [o], [ɔː]