Mangarla language


Mangarla, also spelt Mangala, is a Pama–Nyungan language of Western Australia. It is spoken by the Mangarla people of the north-western area of the Great Sandy Desert, inland from the coast.

Phonology

Mangala's phoneme inventory is typical of Australian languages, and is identical to the inventories of the other Marrngu languages. There are 17 consonant phonemes.

Consonants

may also occasionally be heard as a trill.

Vowels

Also typical of Australian languages, there are only three vowel phonemes.
in unstressed syllables may be heard as.