Ngen language

Ngen
Shark Bay
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Litaro (Pilot) Island, Shark Bay coast
Ethnicity	spoken by 40% (no date)^[1]
Native speakers	450 (2001)^[2]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic Northern Vanuatu East Santo South Ngen
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ssv`
Glottolog	`shar1244`^[3]

Ngen, or Shark Bay, is one of the East Santo languages group of languages. It is spoken on Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu. It has about 450 speakers. It is close to Lorediakarkar.

References

↑ Ngen language at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)
↑ Ngen at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Shark Bay". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Languages of Vanuatu

Official languages

Indigenous
languages

Central Vanuatu

East Vanuatu

Torres-Banks	Alo-Teqel Dorig Hiw Koro Lakon Lehali Lemerig Lo-Toga Löyöp Mota Mwerlap Mwesen Mwotlap Nume Olrat Vera'a Volow Vurës

Penama	Apma Baetora Central Maewo East Ambae North Ambrym Raga Sa Ske Sowa Sungwadia West Ambae

Paama–Ambrym	Dakaka Lonwolwol Orkon Paamese Port Vato Southeast Ambrym

Epi

Malekula

Coastal	Atchin Aulua Axamb Burmbar Mae Malfaxal Malua Bay Maskelynes Mpotovoro Nahavaq Näti Nese Unua Rerep Port Sandwich Uripiv Vao Wala-Rano

Interior	Ninde Letemboi Repanbitip Dixon Reef Nasarian Avava Lingarak Vinmavis Litzlitz Larevat Maragus Big Nambas

unclassified	Aveteian Navwien Sörsörian Nisvai Nasvang Navwien

Polynesian

West Santo

Northwest	Nokuku Piamatsina Tasmate Tolomako Valpei Vunapu

Northeast	Akei Amblong Aore Araki Kiai Mafea Merei Morouas Narango Navut Roria Malo Tambotalo Tangoa Tiale Tutuba Wailapa Wusi

South Vanuatu

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