ISO 639-3 · snssns
Austronesian family
Nahavaq
Nahavaq is a language of the Malakula branch (Austronesian), spoken in Vanuatu.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
sns- Glottocode
sout2857- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
11levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Nahavaq |
|---|---|
| Also called | South West Bay, Nahavaq language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Nahavaq
The branches above Nahavaq, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
1039Austronesianfamily944Malayo-Polynesianbranch634Nuclear Malayo-Polynesianbranch579Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbranch470Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbranch438Oceanicbranch220Central–Eastern Oceanicbranch130Southern Oceanicbranch95North and Central Vanuatubranch16Central Vanuatubranch5MalakulabranchsnsNahavaqlanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Vanuatu
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationaltonTonganAustronesian · 186,0101 · NationalbisBislamaunclassified · 10,0001 · NationalappApmaAustronesian · 7,8006a · VigoroustnpWhitesandsAustronesian · 7,5007 · ShiftingmxeMele-FilaAustronesian · 3,5005 · DevelopinglnnNethalpAustronesian · 3406b · ThreatenedmmmMaiiAustronesian · 1806b · ThreatenedakrArakiAustronesian8b · Nearly Extinct