Lenakel

A language of Vanuatu

ISO 639: tnl
Alternate Names: Nakaraan taha Lenakel, Nakharan taha Lénakel, Netvaar, Netwar, Nɨtuar, Tanna
Population: 11,500 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).
Location:: Tafea province: west central Tanna.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, South Vanuatu, Tanna
Dialects: Loanatit, Nerauya, Itonga, Ikyoo. Complex dialect chain; up to 10 dialects (Wurm and Hattori 1981).
Typology: SVO.
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1900–1902.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Lenakel
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Tafea province: west central Tanna.