ISO 639-3 · ssvssv
Austronesian family
Ngen
Ngen is a language of the North and Central Vanuatu branch (Austronesian), spoken in Vanuatu. Wikidata describes it as “language of the East Santo languages originating on Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ssv- Glottocode
shar1244- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Ngen |
|---|---|
| Also called | Shark Bay language, Ngen language, Shark Bay, Ngen (Vanuatu) |
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 levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Ngen
The branches above Ngen, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Vanuatu
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