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

Phonology

Consonants

• Voiceless stop sounds /p, t, t̠ʲ, k/ may also fluctuate to voiced sounds 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

Vowels

References

1. Maranunggu at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
   Ami (Emmi) at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
   Manda (Menthe) at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
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

External links

• Merranunggu at the Dalylanguages.org website.
• Menthe at the Dalylanguages.org website.
• Emmi at the Dalylanguages.org website.
• PARADISEC archive of open-access Emmi and Menhthe recordings

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