 Melpa has a voiceless velar lateral fricative, written as a double-barred el (Ⱡ, ⱡ).It is notable for its binary counting system.Temboka, a dialect of Melpa, is the native language of the Ganiga tribe, who featured prominently in the Highlands Trilogy of documentaries by Robin Anderson and Bob Connolly ("First Contact", "Joe Leahy's Neighbours", and "Black Harvest").