Ngen language

{{short description|Language of the East Santo languages originating on Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu}}

{{distinguish|Ngen language (Mande)}}

{{Redirect|Shark Bay language|the language spoken in Shark Bay, Western Australia|Malgana language}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Ngen

|altname=Shark Bay

|states=Vanuatu

|region=Litaro (Pilot) Island, Shark Bay coast

|ethnicity={{sigfig|1,130|2}} ethnic population

|speakers=450

|date=2001

|ref=e25

|familycolor=Austronesian

|fam2=Malayo-Polynesian

|fam3=Oceanic

|fam4=Southern Oceanic

|fam5=North-Central Vanuatu

|fam6=North Vanuatu

|fam7=Espiritu Santo

|iso3=ssv

|glotto=shar1244

|glottorefname=Ngen

|map = Lang Status 80-VU.svg

|mapcaption = {{center|{{small|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.