Lenakel

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A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639-3
tnl
Population

11,500 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).

Location

West central Tanna.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, South Vanuatu, Tanna
Dialects

Ikyoo, Itonga, Loanatit, Nerauya. Complex dialect chain; up to 10 dialects (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Typology

SVO

Language Development
Bible portions: 1900–1902.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Lenakel
Writing
Latin script.