Marringarr language

Consonants • /p/ may also be heard as a bilabial fricative [ɸ] in intervocalic positions. • /c/ may also be heard as a fricative [ʒ] in intervocalic positions. • /r/ may also be heard as a tap [ɾ], and can be realized as [r̥] within the position of voiceless consonants. • /t, d, l/ are often be realized as retroflex [ʈ, ɖ, ɭ] when following a non-front vowel. • /t̪/ may also be heard as a fricative [ð] in intervocalic positions. • /β/ may also be heard as a voiceless [ɸ], in various word-initial positions. Vowels • Sounds /i, u/ have lax allophones of [ɪ, ʊ] in word-medial and unstressed positions. They are mainly heard as [i, u] in stressed positions, in word-final positions or following glide sounds. • /u/ can be realized as [ɔ] when preceded or followed by a peripheral consonant. When preceding a palatal consonant, it is realized as a diphthong [ɔɪ]. • /ɐ/ is often heard as [æ] when following a palatal consonant. When preceding a palatal consonant, it is realized as a diphthong [aɪ]. == Grammar ==