South West Bay
A language of Vanuatu
| Population | 600 (Lynch and Crowley 2001). Ethnic population: 355. |
| Region | Southwest Malekula Island. |
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Vanuatu, Enlarged Area |
| Alternate names | Lamangkau, Na’ahai, Nahapa, Seniang, Sinesip |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, Malekula Coastal |
| Language use | Most key domains. Used by 60% of children. Positive attitude. |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1905. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Hunters; fishermen; agriculturalists: yams. |
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