Ngen language

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Not to be confused with Ngen language (Mande).
Ngen
Shark Bay
Native toVanuatu
RegionLitaro (Pilot) Island, Shark Bay coast
Ethnicityspoken by 40% (no date)[1]
Native speakers
450 (2001)[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ssv
Glottologshar1244
ELPNgen

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

  1. ^ Ngen language at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Ngen at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)


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