Marranj language explained

Marranj
Nativename:	Maranunggu
States:	Australia
Region:	Daly River Northern Territory, Coast along Anson Bay, southwest of Darwin
Ethnicity:	Marranunggu, Emmiyangal, Menthe
Speakers:	35
Date:	2007
Ref:	e19
Familycolor:	Australian
Fam1:	Western Daly
Dia1:	Maranunggu
Dia2:	Menhthe (Manda)
Dia3:	Emmi (Ami)
Lc1:	zmr
Ld1:	Maranunggu
Lc2:	amy
Ld2:	Ami (Emmi)
Lc3:	zma
Ld3:	Manda (Menthe)
Aiatsis:	N215
Aiatsisname:	Marranj
Glotto:	waga1259
Glottorefname:	Maranunggu-Ame-Manda

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

Phonology

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 pronounced as /link/ in word-initial positions, and when heard as pronounced as /link/, it can also be heard as pronounced as /link/ when after /n/ and in intervocalic positions.
Sounds /m, n/ can also occur as geminated [mː, nː]

Phoneme	Allophones
/i/	pronounced as /link/, pronounced as /link/, pronounced as /link/, pronounced as /link/
/æ/	pronounced as /link/, pronounced as /link/
/ɑ/	pronounced as /link/, pronounced as /link/
/u/	pronounced as /link/, pronounced as /link/, pronounced as /link/, pronounced as /link/

Tryon, Darrell T. An introduction of Maranungku (Northern Australia). B-15, x + 121 pages. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1970.