Marranj is an
Australian Aboriginal language
The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...
, a
dialect continuum
A dialect continuum or dialect chain is a series of Variety (linguistics), language varieties spoken across some geographical area such that neighboring varieties are Mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible, but the differences accumulat ...
consisting of Maranunggu (Merranunggu, Marranj Warrgat), Menhthe, and Emmi.
References
*Tryon, Darrell T. ''An introduction of Maranungku (Northern Australia)''. B-15, x + 121 pages. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1970.
External links
Merranungguat th
Dalylanguages.org website
Mentheat th
Dalylanguages.org website
Emmiat th
Dalylanguages.org website
*
PARADISEC
The Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC) is a cross-institutional project that supports work on endangered languages and cultures of the Pacific and the region around Australia. They digitise reel-to ...
archive of open-acces
Emmi and Menhthe recordings
Western Daly languages
Endangered indigenous Australian languages in the Northern Territory
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