Ngen language

Not to be confused with Ngen language (Mande).

"Shark Bay language" redirects here. For the language spoken in Shark Bay, Western Australia, see Malgana language.

Ngen
Shark Bay
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Litaro (Pilot) Island, Shark Bay coast
Ethnicity	1,100 ethnic population
Native speakers	450 (2001)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic North-Central Vanuatu North Vanuatu Espiritu Santo Ngen
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ssv
Glottolog	shar1244
ELP	Ngen
Ngen is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

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.