Marranj | |
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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
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Dialects |
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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.
Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | |||
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Labial | Velar | Palatal | Alveolar | ||
Plosive | p | k | t̠ʲ | t | |
Nasal | m | ŋ | n̠ʲ | n | |
Rhotic | r | ɾ | |||
Lateral | l | ||||
Approximant | w | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i | u | |
Mid | æ | ə | |
Low | ɑ |
Phoneme | Allophones |
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/i/ | [ i], [ ɪ], [ e], [ ɛ] |
/æ/ | [ æ], [ ɛ] |
/ɑ/ | [ ɑ], [ ʌ] |
/u/ | [ u], [ ʊ], [ o], [ ɔː] |