Nahavaq language

{{short description|Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Nahavaq

|altname=South West Bay, Siesip

|region=Malekula

|states= Vanuatu

|ethnicity=860 ethnic population (no date)

|speakers=600

|date=2001

|ref=e25

|familycolor=Austronesian

|fam2=Malayo-Polynesian

|fam3=Oceanic

|fam4=Southern Oceanic

|fam5=North-Central Vanuatu

|fam6=Central Vanuatu

|fam7=Malakula

|fam8=Malakula Coastal

|iso3=sns

|glotto=sout2857

|glottorefname=Nahavaq

|map = Lang Status 99-NE.svg

|mapcaption = {{center|{{small|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.