title: Marranj language
text: # 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] |
  