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

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

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 icon
      Ami (Emmi) at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) Closed access icon
      Manda (Menthe) at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) Closed access icon
    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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