Marranj language

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

Marranj
Maranunggu
Native toAustralia
RegionDaly River; Northern Territory, Coast along Anson Bay, southwest of Darwin
EthnicityMarranunggu, Emmiyangal, Menthe
Native speakers
35 (2007)[1]
Western Daly
  • Marranj
Dialects
  • Maranunggu
  • Menhthe (Manda)
  • Emmi (Ami)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
zmr – Maranunggu
amy – Ami (Emmi)
zma – Manda (Menthe)
Glottologwaga1259
AIATSIS[2]N215 Marranj
ELP

Phonology

Consonants
Peripheral Laminal Apical
Labial Velar Palatal Alveolar
Stop 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]

    References
    1. Maranunggu at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) closed access
      Ami (Emmi) at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) closed access
      Manda (Menthe) at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) closed access
    2. N215 Marranj at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
    • Tryon, Darrell T. An introduction of Maranungku (Northern Australia). B-15, x + 121 pages. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1970. doi:10.15144/PL-B15


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