Lenakel language
[2] Lenakel has been extensively researched and documented by John Lynch, and both a dictionary and a detailed linguistic description of the language have been published.[5] Lenakel is spoken on Tanna, an island in the southern part of the 82-island chain comprising Vanuatu.[7] There are significant Lenakel-speaking communities in other areas of Vanuatu, such as New Caledonia[clarification needed] and Port Vila on the island of Efate.[9] Linguists such as John Lynch and Terry Crowley have suggested that further research is needed in order to more firmly establish dialect and language boundaries on Tanna.[10] The most reliable information to date suggests that there are up to ten dialects of Lenakel, including Loanatit, Nerauya, Itonga, and Ikyoo.