Marranj language
# Marranj language

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

## Phonology

### Consonants

| | Peripheral | Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | Apical |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labial | Velar | Palatal | Alveolar | Alveolar |
| Stop | p | k | t̠ʲ | t | t |
| Nasal | m | ŋ | n̠ʲ | n | n |
| Rhotic | | | | r | ɾ |
| Lateral | | | | l | l |
| Approximant | w | 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 | u |
| Low | æ | | ɑ |
| Phoneme | Allophones |
| /i/ | [i], [ɪ], [e], [ɛ] |
| /æ/ | [æ], [ɛ] |
| /ɑ/ | [ɑ], [ʌ] |
| /u/ | [u], [ʊ], [o], [ɔː] |
