Marranj language

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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]
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

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

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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

Vowels

Front Central Back
High i u
Mid æ ə
Low ɑ
PhonemeAllophones
/i/[ i ], [ ɪ ], [ e ], [ ɛ ]
/æ/[ æ ], [ ɛ ]
/ɑ/[ ɑ ], [ ʌ ]
/u/[ u ], [ ʊ ], [ o ], [ ɔː ]

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References

  1. Maranunggu at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
    Ami (Emmi) at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
    Manda (Menthe) at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. N215 Marranj at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies