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

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