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(Redirected from South West Bay language) Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu
Nahavaq
South West Bay, Siesip
Native toVanuatu
RegionMalekula
Ethnicity860 ethnic population (no date)
Native speakers600 (2001)
Language familyAustronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3sns
Glottologsout2857
ELPNahavaq
Nahavaq is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Nahavaq, also known as South West Bay (Malekula) or Siesip, is one of the many languages of the Malekula Coast group of Vanuatu.

References

  1. ^ Nahavaq at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon

External links

Languages of Vanuatu
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Indigenous
languages
(Southern
Oceanic

and Polynesian)
North
Vanuatu
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Penama
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Vanuatu
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Southern Oceanic languages
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Loyalties–
New Caledonia
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  • ? indicates classification dispute
  • † indicates extinct status
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Celebic
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SHWNG
Oceanic
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  • ? indicates classification dispute
  • † indicates extinct status


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