Ngen
[aka Shark Bay]Classification: Austronesian
·endangered
- PLACES
- Vanuatu
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Santo
Language metadata
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Shark Bay |
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Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Northern Vanuatu |
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ISO 639-3 |
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Language information by source
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Information from: “Languages of Vanuatu: A New Survey and Bibliography” . John Lynch and Terry Crowley (2001) Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University
Information from: “Languages of Vanuatu: A New Survey and Bibliography” . John Lynch and Terry Crowley (2001) Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University
Information from: “Australia and the Pacific” (424-557) . Stephen A Wurm (2007) Routledge
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Endangered
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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100-999
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In 1981, 225 speakers were reported. Today they may be about 200 or somewhat less.
- MORE ON VITALITY
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Children are beginning not to learn the language any more
- OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
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Bislama
- LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS
Pressure from Bislama
- More on Orthography
No literacy in language
- PLACES
- East Santo, Vanuatu
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
East Santo on Litaro (Pilot) Island and on the coast and in the hinterland of Shark Bay
Information from: “The exceptional linguistic density of Vanuatu” (1–21) . Alexandre François, Michael Franjieh, Sebastien Lacrampe, and Stefan Schnell (2015) , Alexandre François, Sebastien Lacrampe, Michael Franjieh, and Stefan Schnell · Asia Pacific Linguistics Open Access
- PLACES
- Vanuatu
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Espiritu Santo, Litaro