Languages

ELA has documented the use of ~750 language varieties from all over the world in the New York area, listed here alphabetically by the common language name in English, along with the endonym (the name the speakers themselves use). Some may be considered dialects by their users or by outsiders, while others may be macrolanguages subsuming many distinct languages.

Abakuá

Abakuá
Lower East Side

Abaza

Абаза
Wayne (NJ)

Abruzzese (Orsognese)

Abruzzésë
Astoria, Little Italy

Acehnese

Bahsa Acèh
Astoria, Elmhurst

Adjoukrou

Mɔjukru
Concourse

Adyghe

К|ахыбзэ
Wayne (NJ)

Afenmai

Afenmai
Castle Hill

African-American English

Black English
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Central Harlem, Clifton, Edenwald, Hempstead (NY)...

Afrikaans

Afrikaans
Murray Hill

Akan

Akan
Flatbush, Shore Acres, TriBeCa, University Heights

Aklanon

Akeanon
Woodside

Algerian Arabic

دزيرية
Astoria, Bath Beach

Algerian Judeo-Arabic

العربية اليهودية الجزائرية
Midwood

Alsatian

Ëlsässisch
Roosevelt Island

Amdo Tibetan

ཨ་མདོ་སྐད་
DUMBO, Jackson Heights

American Sign Language

American Sign Language
Jackson Heights, Midwood, Pelham Bay, Tompkinsville, Upper East Side...

Amharic

ኣማርኛ
East Orange (NJ), Hamilton Heights, Norwood

Amuzgo

N̄omndaa
Corona

Anaang

Anaañ
Norwood

Ancient Greek

Αρχαία Ελληνική
SoHo

Antigua and Barbuda Creole

Creole
Central Harlem

Ao

Ao
Edison (NJ)

Appolo

Nzema
Concourse

Apulo-Lucano

Materano
Chinatown

Arbëresh

Arbërisht
Great Kills, Inwood, Lower East Side, Mott Haven

Argentine Spanish

Español Rioplatense
Corona

Aromanian

Vlach
Ridgewood, Trumbull (CT)

Ashanti

Ashanti
Clifton, Flatbush, University Heights

Assamese

অসমীয়া
Plainsboro (NJ)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܘܪܝܬ
Yonkers (NY)

Asturian

Asturianu
Astoria

Australian English

Aussie English
SoHo

Austrian German

Österreichisches Deutsch
College Point, Midtown

Avar

Авар
Brighton Beach

Avestan

Avestan
Pomona (NY)

Aymara

Aymar Aru
Jackson Heights

Azeri

Azərbaycanca
Homecrest, Kensington, Newark (NJ)

Bafut

Bafut
Tremont

Bahamian Creole

Bahamianese
Central Harlem

Bahing

किराती-बायुङ
Elmhurst

Baïnounk

Bainounk
Concourse

Balanta-Ganja

Balanta-Ganja
Concourse

Balinese

Basa Bali
Elmhurst

Balkan Romani

Xoraxane
Belmont

Balochi

بلوچی
Kensington

Balti

بلتی
South Jamaica, Yorkville

Bambara

(ߓߡߊߣߊ߲ߞߊ߲ (ߒߞߏ
Central Harlem, Kingsbridge, St. Albans

Banguingui

Sama
Woodside

Banjarese

Bahasa Banjar
Elmhurst

Bantawa

किराती-किरावा
Elmhurst

Baoulé

Baoulé
Central Harlem, East New York, Jamaica

Barbadian Creole

Bajan
Cambria Heights, East Flatbush

Bartangi

Bartangi
Yorkville

Basaa

Basaa
Belmont

Basque

Euskara
Chinatown, Greenpoint, Newark (NJ)

Bassa

𖫢𖫧𖫳𖫒𖫨𖫰𖫨𖫱
Park Hill

Batak

Batak
Gramercy

Batak (Karo)

Bahasa Karo
Jackson Heights

Batak (Toba)

Batta
Jackson Heights

Bavarian

Bairisch
Glendale, Yorkville

Belarusian

Беларуская
Boerum Hill, Jamaica Hills, Sheepshead Bay, South River (NJ)

Belizean Creole

Kriol
Crown Heights

Bemba

ChiBemba
East Midtown

Beneventano

Bənəvientanə
Waterbury (CT)

Bengali

বাংলা
East Harlem, East Village, Jackson Heights, Jamaica, Kensington...

Betawi Malay

Melayu Betawi
Elmhurst

Bété

Bété
East New York

Bhojpuri

भोजपुरी
Jackson Heights, Toms River (NJ)

Biblical Hebrew

לשון הקודש‬
Homecrest, Lakewood (NJ), Washington Heights

Bicolano

Bikol
Governors Island, Woodside

Bishnupriya Manipuri

বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী
Jamaica

Bislama

Bislama
East Midtown

Black American Sign Language

BASL
Central Harlem

Bolivian Quechua

Runasimi
Woodside

Bolivian Spanish

Español Boliviano
Jackson Heights, Port Chester (NY)

Bomu

Bomu
Parkchester

Bontoc

Bontoc
Brighton Beach

Bosnian

Босански
Astoria, Hackettstown (NJ), Richmond Hill

Brazilian Portuguese

Português Brasileiro
Astoria, Midtown, Mt. Vernon (NY), Newark (NJ)

Breton

Brezhoneg
Astoria, Hell's Kitchen, Milltown (NJ)

Bribri

Bribri
Paterson (NJ)

British English

British English
Upper East Side

Buginese

ᨅᨔ ᨕᨘᨁᨗ
Astoria, Elmhurst

Bukhori

בוכארי
Forest Hills, Kensington, Midtown

Bulgarian

Български
Hell's Kitchen, University Heights

Bulgarian Turkish

Bulgarca Türkçe
Bensonhurst

Buli

Kanjaga
University Heights

Bumthang

བུམ་ཐང་ཁ་
Sunnyside

Burmese

မြန်မာဘာသာ
Elmhurst, Manalapan Township (NJ), Midtown, Prospect Heights

Burushaski

Burushaski
Floral Park (NY)

Buryat

Буряад Xэлэн
Brighton Beach

Bzedukh

Бжъэдыгъубзэ
Wayne (NJ)

Calabrese

Calabrese
Belmont, Little Italy

Calabrese (Gioiosano)

Calabrese
Bensonhurst

Calabrese (Sanfilese)

Calabrese
Port Chester (NY)

Cameroonian Pidgin English

Kamtok
Tremont

Camfranglais

Camfranglais
Tremont

Canadian English

Canadian English
East Midtown

Cantonese

廣東話
Bensonhurst, Chinatown, Flushing, Glen Rock (NJ), New Springville...

Cape Verdean Creole

Kriolu
Bridgeport (CT), Newark (NJ)

Caribbean Hindustani

Caribbean Hindustani
South Ozone Park

Castilian Spanish

Castellano
Brooklyn Heights, Washington Heights, West Village

Catalan

Català
Murray Hill

Cebuano

Sugbuanon
East Village, Woodside

Central American Spanish

Español Centroamericano
Brentwood (NY), Brewster (NY), Bushwick, Far Rockaway, Hunts Point...

Central Malay

Besemah
East Village

Chadian Arabic

لهجة تشادية
Murray Hill

Chak

Chak
Jackson Heights

Chakhar Mongolian

Цахар
Sunset Park

Chakma

Changma Vaj
Jackson Heights

Chaldean Neo-Aramaic

ܣܘܼܪܲܝܬ
Bay Ridge

Chamling

किराती-रोदुङ
Jackson Heights

Chamorro

Chamoru
East Midtown

Changki

Changki
East Village

Changzhounese

常州话
Flushing

Chantyal

छन्त्याल
Elmhurst

Chaouia

ⵜⴰⵛⴰⵡⵉⵜ
Astoria

Chavacano

Chavacano
Woodside

Chechen

Нохчийн
Brighton Beach, Paterson (NJ)

Cherepon

Cherepon
Mount Hope

Cherokee

ᏣᎳᎩ
Chinatown

Chewa

Chinyanja
East Midtown

Chiga

Rukiga
Roosevelt Island

Chilean Spanish

Español Chileno
East Elmhurst

Chinantec

Tsa Jujmi
Borough Park, Elm Park

Chiricahua Apache

Ndee Biyáti'
Crown Heights

Chittagonian

চাটগাঁইয়া
Kensington

Chocha-ngacha

ཁྱོད་ཅ་ང་ཅ་ཁ་
Sunnyside

Chuj

Chuj
Kingsbridge

Church Slavonic

црькъвьнословѣньскъ
East New York, Upper East Side

Chuukese

Chuuk
Murray Hill

Chuvash

Чӑвашла
Brighton Beach

Cilentano

Cilendano
Gravesend, Whitestone, Williamsburg

Classical Arabic

الفصحى
East Harlem, Hunts Point, Jamaica Hills, Sunset Park

Classical Armenian

Գրաբար
Douglaston-Little Neck, Murray Hill

Classical Latin

Latina
SoHo

Classical Tibetan

ཆོས་སྐད་
DUMBO, Elmhurst

Colombian Spanish

Español Colombiano
College Point, Elizabeth (NJ), Elmhurst

Comorian

Shikomori
East Midtown

Coptic

ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ
Dyker Heights, Jersey City (NJ), Ridgewood

Cretan Greek

Κρητική
Astoria

Crimean Tatar

Qırımtatarca
Borough Park

Croatian

Hrvatski
Astoria, Boonton (NJ), Hell's Kitchen

Cuban Spanish

Español Cubano
Corona, Financial District, Union City (NJ)

Cuicatec

Dbaku
Clifton (NJ)

Cypriot Greek

Κυπριακά
Astoria

Cypriot Turkish

Kıbrıs Türkçesi
Van Nest

Czech

Čeština
Astoria, Lenox Hill

Dagaare

Dagaare
Claremont

Dagbani

Dagbani
Morris Heights

Dakota

Dakhód'iapi
Morningside Heights

Dangme

Dangme
Morrisania

Danish

Dansk
Financial District, Sunset Park

Danube Swabian

Schwowisch
Ridgewood

Darfurian Arabic

العربية دارفوري
Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Dari

درى
Hicksville (NY), Kew Gardens Hills, Midtown

Dawei Burmese

တောင်ရိုးလူမျိုး
Elmhurst, Prospect Heights

Denjongke

འབྲས་ལྗོངས་སྐད་
Astoria

Dhivehi

ދިވެހި
Murray Hill

Dinka

Thuɔŋjäŋ
East Midtown

Dolpo

གདོལ་པོལི་སྐད་
Elmhurst

Dominican Creole (English)

Dominican Creole (English)
Flatbush

Dominican Creole (French)

Kwéyòl
Flatbush

Dominican Spanish

Español Dominicano
Corona, Cypress Hills, Perth Amboy (NJ), Union City (NJ), University Heights...

Dongxiang

Santa
Flushing

Duala

Duala
Tremont

Dungan

Хуэйзў
Sheepshead Bay

Dutch

Nederlands
Financial District, Kingston (NY), Park Slope, South Ozone Park

Dyula

(ߖߎ߬ߟߊ߬ߞߊ߲ (ߒߞߏ
Central Harlem, Concourse, East New York

Dzardzongke

वारागुङ
Flatbush, Jersey City (NJ), Richmond Hill

Dzongkha

རྫོང་ཁ་
Fordham, Sunnyside

Eastern Armenian

Արևելահայերեն
Sheepshead Bay

Ebrié

Ebrié
Central Harlem

Ecclesiastical Latin

Latina Ecclesiastica
Gowanus, Midtown

Ecuadorian Kichwa

Runasimi
Concourse, Ridgewood, Spring Valley (NY)

Ecuadorian Spanish

Español Ecuatoriano
Bushwick, Corona, Newark (NJ), Ossining (NY), Parkchester...

Edo

Ẹ̀dó
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Jamaica, Soundview

Efik

Efik
Kingsbridge

Egyptian Arabic

مصرى
Astoria, Bay Ridge, Great Kills, Jersey City (NJ), Ridgewood...

Egyptian Judeo-Arabic

اللهجة المصرية اليهودية
Gravesend

Emiliano

Emiliàn
Chinatown, Gravesend

Esan

Ishan
East New York

Esperanto

Esperanto
Murray Hill

Estonian

Eesti
Astoria, Murray Hill

Ewe

Èʋegbe
Fordham, Jamaica

Ewondo

Ewondo
Belmont

Falam Chin

Laiṭong
Glendale, Gravesend

Fang

Pangwe
Midtown

Fante

Mfantse
Fordham

Fe'fe'

Fe'fe'
Tremont

Fijian

Na Vosa Vakaviti
Murray Hill

Finnish

Suomi
Central Harlem, Sunset Park, West Village

Flemish

Vlaams
Financial District

Fon

Fongbe
Jamaica

Frafra

Gurenɛ
Mount Hope

Franco-Provençal

Patois
Chelsea

Franconian

Fränkisch
Washington Heights

French

Français
Central Harlem, Chelsea, Cobble Hill, Concourse, East Flatbush...

French Guianese Creole

Kriyòl
East Flatbush

Frisian

Frysk
Financial District

Friulian

Furlan
College Point, Kips Bay

Fujianese

福建话
Bensonhurst, Flushing, Lower East Side, Sunset Park

Fulani

Pulaar
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Central Harlem, Morrisania

Fur

Bèle Fòòr
Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Ga

Ga
Morrisania

Gagnoa Bété

Gagnoa Bété
Central Harlem

Galician

Galego
Astoria, Brooklyn Heights, Newark (NJ), West Village

Gallo-Italic (Basilicata)

Gallo-Italico
Little Italy

Gan

江西话
Flushing

Garifuna

Garifuna
Charlotte Gardens, East Harlem, Far Rockaway, Ocean Hill-Brownsville

Garo

আ·চিক
Ozone Park

Geg Albanian

Shqip (Gegë)
Belmont, Glendale, Pelham Parkway, Tompkinsville, Waterbury (CT)...

Geʽez

ግዕዝ
Central Harlem, Norwood

Gen-Gbe

Gen-Gbe
Crown Heights

Georgian

ქართული
Bensonhurst, Forest Hills, Manville (NJ)

German

Deutsch
Brooklyn Heights, East Village, Hoboken (NJ), Ridgewood, Yorkville...

Ghale

घले
Jackson Heights

Ghanaian English

Ghanaian English
Concourse

Ghomala

Ghomálá’
Mount Hope

Gikuyu

Gĩgĩkũyũ
East Midtown, Jersey City (NJ)

Gilbertese

Kiribati
Murray Hill

Gio

Dan
Park Hill

Gola

Gola
Park Hill

Gottscheerisch

Gottscheerisch
Ridgewood

Gourmanché

Gourma
Claremont

Greek

Ελληνικά
Astoria, Auburndale, Bay Ridge, Chelsea, Kingsbridge...

Grenadian Creole

Patois
Canarsie, Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Guadeloupean Creole

Kréyòl Gwadloup
Flatbush

Guarani

Avañe'ẽ
Sunnyside, White Plains (NY)

Guiberoua Bété

Guiberoua Bété
Central Harlem

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Kriol
Claremont

Gujarati

ગુજરાતી
Auburndale, Edison (NJ), Jersey City (NJ), Midtown

Gulf Arabic

خليجي
Midtown

Gullah

Geechees
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Central Harlem

Gun-Gbe

Fon
Crown Heights

Gurage

ጉራጌ
Norwood

Gurjar

گوجری‎
Ridgewood

Guro

Golo
Central Harlem

Gurung

तमु क्यी
Jackson Heights, Ridgewood

Guyanese Creole

Creolese
Canarsie, Castle Hill, East Flatbush, South Ozone Park

Gyalsumdo

घ्याल्सुम्दो
Woodside

Hainanese (Southern Min)

海南话
Brooklyn Heights

Haitian Creole

Kreyol Ayisyen
Canarsie, East Flatbush, Queens Village, Spring Valley (NY), Upper West Side...

Haketia

חכיתיה
East Midtown, Gravesend

Hakha Chin

Lai Holh
Glendale

Hakka

客家话, Hak-kâ-ngî
Chinatown, Flushing

Hamgyŏng Korean (Joseonjok)

함경 방언 (조선족)
Flushing

Hasidic Yiddish

חסידיש אידיש
Borough Park, Far Rockaway, Kiryas Joel (NY), Williamsburg

Hassaniya Arabic

حسانية
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Central Harlem

Hausa

هَوُسَا
Central Harlem, Clifton, Fort Greene, Morris Heights

Hawaiian

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Upper West Side

Hawaiian English

Pidgin
Upper West Side

Hazara

هزارگی
Pomonok

Hebrew

עברית
Crown Heights, East Village, Fair Lawn (NJ), Kew Gardens Hills, Midwood...

Herero

Otjiherero
Yonkers (NY)

Hidatsa

Hidatsa
Kearny (NJ)

Hindi

हिन्दी
Edison (NJ), Gramercy, Hicksville (NY), Jersey City (NJ), Utopia...

Hiri Motu

Hiri Motu
Valley Stream (NY)

Hmong

Hmoob
University Heights

Hokkien

闽南话, Bân-lâm-gú
Elmhurst

Hopi

Hopílavayi
Lincoln Square

Hunanese

湘话
Flushing

Hungarian

Magyar
Borough Park, New Brunswick (NJ), Passaic (NJ), Yorkville

Hyolmo

ཡོལ་མོ་སྐད​་
Woodside

Ibaloy

Inibaloi
East Village, Woodside

Ibanag

Ibanag
Woodside

Ibibio

Ibibio
Norwood

Icelandic

Íslenska
East Midtown

Igbo

Asụsụ Igbo
Clifton, Concourse, East New York, Newark (NJ), St. Albans...

Ilocano

Iloko
East Village, Woodside

Ilonggo

Hiligaynon
East Village, Woodside

Indian English

Indian English
Bellerose

Indonesian

Bahasa Indonesia
Astoria, Elmhurst

Ingush

Г|алг|ай
Brighton Beach

Intha Burmese

အင်းသားလူမျိုး
Elmhurst, Prospect Heights

Inuktun

Inuktun
Upper West Side

Iranun

Iranun
Woodside

Iraqi Arabic

اللهجة العراقية
Bay Ridge

Iraqi Judeo-Arabic

عربية يهودية عراقية‎
Great Neck (NY), Jamaica Estates

Irish

Gaeilge
Hell's Kitchen, Long Island City, Red Hook, Woodlawn

Irish English

Irish English
Breezy Point, Gerritsen Beach, Middle Village, Pearl River (NY), Woodlawn...

Irpino

Irpino
Glen Cove (NY), Long Island City

Isan

ภาษาอีสาน
Elmhurst

Ishkashimi

Šëkošmi
Bensonhurst

Israeli Sign Language

שפת הסימנים הישראלית
Park Slope

Istrioto

Istrioto
Astoria

Istro-Romanian

Vlashki
Astoria, Greenwich Village, Park Slope

Istro-Veneto

Istroveneto
Astoria

Italian

Italiano
Belmont, Bensonhurst, East Harlem, Little Italy, Silver Lake...

Italian English

Italian English
Dyker Heights, Great Kills, Middle Village, Morris Park, Tuckahoe (NY)...

Ixil

Ixil
Corona

Iyengar Tamil

ஐயங்கார்
Edison (NJ)

Jamaican Patois

Patwa
East Flatbush, Flatbush, New Rochelle (NY), St. Albans, Wakefield...

Japanese

日本語
Astoria, East Village, East Williamsburg, Fort Lee (NJ), Lincoln Square...

Javanese

Basa Jawa
Elmhurst

Jeju-eo

제줏말
Palisades Park (NJ)

Jersey Dutch

Jersey Dutch
Suffern (NY)

Jewish Babylonian Aramaic

לשון התרגום
Homecrest, Washington Heights

Jewish English

Jewish English
Borough Park, Hewlett (NY), Kew Gardens Hills, Monticello (NY), Riverdale...

Jewish Neo-Aramaic (Bijar)

Hulaulá
Great Neck (NY)

Jewish Neo-Aramaic (Sanandaj)

Lišana Nošan
Rego Park

Jewish Neo-Aramaic (Urmia)

Lishán Didán
Great Neck (NY)

Jewish Russian

Еврейский этнолект
Brighton Beach

Jola

Joola
Morrisania

Juba Arabic

عربية جوبا
Central Harlem

Judeo-Crimean Tatar

Krymchak
Ocean Hill-Brownsville

Judeo-Georgian

ყივრული ენა
Forest Hills

Judeo-Greek

Romaniyot
Lower East Side

Judeo-Hamadani

Ebri
Rego Park

Judeo-Isfahani

J̌idi
Great Neck (NY), Rego Park

Judeo-Kashani

Kâši
Roslyn (NY)

Judeo-Shirazi

J̌udi
Great Neck (NY), Midwood

Judeo-Spanish

Ladino
Concourse, Forest Hills, Gravesend, Lower East Side, Upper West Side...

Juhuri

Горско-еврейский
Kensington

K'iche'

K'iche'
Bensonhurst, Fairview (NJ), Jamaica

Kabardian

Къэбэрдейбзэ
Wayne (NJ)

Kabiye

Kabiye
Morrisania

Kabli

Kabli
Hicksville (NY)

Kabyle

Taqbaylit
Astoria

Kachin

Jingpho
Glendale

Kadazan Dusun

Kadazan Dusun
Morningside Heights

Kaike

Kaike
Woodside

Kalabari

Kalabari
Jamaica

Kalasha

Kal’as’amon
Midwood

Kalderash Romani

Kalderashitska
West Village

Kalmyk

Хальмг
Bensonhurst, Howell (NJ)

Kandhari

Kandhari
Hicksville (NY)

Kannada

ಕನ್ನಡ
Plainview (NY), Queens Village

Kaqchikel

Kaqchikel
Corona, East Harlem, Fairview (NJ), Riverhead (NY), Sunset Park...

Karachay-Balkar

Къарачай-Малкъар
Brighton Beach, Paterson (NJ)

Karakalpak

Qaraqalpaq
Gravesend

Karen

ကညီကျိာ်
Elmhurst, Glendale, Midtown

Kariu

Haruku
Elmhurst

Kashmiri

كأشُر
Jamaica Hills, Midwood

Kassonke

Xaasonga
Concourse

Kazakh

Қазақша
Flushing, Sheepshead Bay

Khaling

किराती-खालिङ
Elmhurst

Khalkha Mongolian

Халх аялгуу
Jackson Heights

Kham Magar

मगर खाम
Woodside

Kham Tibetan

ཁམས་སྐད་
Astoria, Elmhurst

Kheng

འཁྱེང་ཁ་།
Jackson Heights

Khmer

ភាសាខ្មែរ
Flatbush, Kingsbridge

Khowar

کهووار
Rego Park

Kikongo

Kikongo
Central Harlem, TriBeCa

Kimbundu

Kimbundu
TriBeCa

Kinaray-a

Kinaray-a
Woodside

Kinyarwanda

Kinyarwanda
Elizabeth (NJ), Murray Hill

Kirundi

Ikirundi
East Midtown

Kissi

Kissi
Park Hill

Kituba

Monokutuba
Carroll Gardens

Kodava

ಕೊಡವ ತಕ್ಕ್
Edison (NJ)

Koine Greek

Ελληνιστική Κοινή
Astoria, Lenox Hill

Konkani

कोंकणी
College Point

Konyak

Konyak
DUMBO

Konyanka

Konyanka
Concourse

Korean

한국어
Flushing, Kingsbridge, NoMad, Palisades Park (NJ), Park Slope...

Koryo-Mar

고려말
Brighton Beach, Park Slope

Kota

Ikota
Roosevelt Island

Koulounkalan

Koulounkalan
Concourse

Kpelle

Kpɛlɛwoo
Park Hill

Krahn

Krahn
Park Hill

Kru

Kru
Park Hill

Kulung

किराती-कुलुङ
Jackson Heights

Kumeyaay

Kumiai
West Village

Kuna

Dulegaya
Cobble Hill

Kuranko

Kuranko
Jackson Heights

Kurdish

Kurmancî
Gravesend, New Milford (NJ)

Kurtöp

ཀུར་ཏོ་པ་ཁ་
Sunnyside

Kutchi

𑊺𑋀𑋪𑋁𑋢
Rego Park

Kyirong

སྐྱིད་གྲོང་སྐད་
Elmhurst

Kyrgyz

Кыргызча
Bensonhurst

Ladakhi

ལ་དྭགས་སྐད་
Jamaica

Lahu

Ladhof
Elmhurst, Glendale

Lakota

Lakȟótiyapi
Greenwich Village

Lamnso

Lamnso
Tremont

Lao

ພາສາລາວ
Elmhurst, Fordham

Larteh

Larteh
Highbridge

Latvian

Latviešu
University Heights, Yonkers (NY)

Lazuri

ლაზური
Astoria

Lemko

Лeмкo
East Village, Terryville (CT), Yonkers (NY)

Lenape (Munsee)

Lunaape
Canarsie, City Island, Financial District, Flemington (NJ), Great Kills...

Lenape (Unami)

Lunaape
Trenton (NJ)

Lezgi

Лезги
Homecrest

Liberian English

Liberian English
Park Hill

Libyan Arabic

ليبي
Astoria

Libyan Judeo-Arabic

اللهجة الليبية اليهودية
Midwood

Ligurian

Ligure
Greenwich Village

Limba

Limba
Jackson Heights

Limbu

ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ
Elmhurst

Limbum

Limbum
Tremont

Limi

ལི་མི་སྐད​་
Elmhurst

Lingala

Lingala
Central Harlem

Lithuanian

Lietuvių
Chelsea, Maspeth, Williamsburg

Litvish Yiddish

ליטװיש יידיש
Crown Heights, Lakewood (NJ)

Loke

གློ་སྐད་
Allerton, Jersey City (NJ), Woodside

Loma

Löömàgòòi
Park Hill

Lombard

Lombard
Greenwich Village

Lotha

Lotha
Edison (NJ)

Lovari Romani

Lovari
Newark (NJ)

Low German

Plattdüütsch
Franklin Square (NY)

Luba-Kasai

Luba-Kasai
Flatbush

Luba-Katanga

Luba-Katanga
Central Harlem

Lucano

Potentino
Little Italy, Trenton (NJ)

Luganda

Oluganda
Plainfield (NJ)

Lukumí

Lukumí
Bushwick, Fordham

Lummi

Xwlemi Chosen
St. George

Luo

Dholuo
Central Harlem

Luri

لوری
Briarwood

Luxembourgish

Lëtzebuergesch
East Midtown

Macedonian

Македонски
Battery Park City, Belmont, College Point, Garfield (NJ)

Machvaya Romani

Machvaya
East Williamsburg

Madurese

Basa Mathura
Astoria, Elmhurst

Magar

मगर
Woodside

Maguindanao

Magindanawn
Woodside

Mahouka

Mahou
East Harlem

Maithili

मैथिली
Edison (NJ), Woodside

Makassarese

ᨅᨔ ᨆᨀᨔᨑ
Astoria, Elmhurst

Malagasy

Malagasy
Chelsea, Corona, TriBeCa

Malay

Bahasa Melayu
Chinatown, Elmhurst

Malayalam

മലയാളം
Hillsborough (NJ), Manor Heights, Queens Village, Williamsbridge

Maltese

Malti
Astoria

Mam

Mam
East Harlem, Jamaica, Morristown (NJ), Mott Haven, Port Richmond...

Mamuju

Mamuju
Elmhurst

Manado Malay

Melayu Manado
Elmhurst

Manang

ङ्‍येश्याङ्‍ते
Sunnyside

Mandarin

普通话, 國語
Chinatown, Elmhurst, Flushing, Jericho (NY), Morris Park...

Mandingo

Mandingo
Park Hill

Mandinka

(لغة مندنكا ,ߡߊ߲߬ߘߌ߲߬ߞߊ (ߒߞߏ
Central Harlem, Concourse, St. Albans

Mandjak

Manjáku
Highbridge

Manggarai

Manggarai
Elmhurst

Maninka

(ߡߊߣߌ߲ߞߊߞߊ߲ (ߒߞߏ
Central Harlem, Concourse, East New York, South Jamaica

Mano

Mano
Park Hill

Māori

Te Reo Māori
NoMad

Mapuche

Mapudungun
East Midtown

Maranao

Mëranaw
Astoria, Woodside

Marathi

मराठी
Gramercy, Laurence Harbor (NJ), Richmond Hill

Marchigiano

Marchizan
New Haven (CT)

Marka

Dafinkan
Concourse

Marma

Marma
Jackson Heights

Marshallese

Kajin M̧ajeļ
Murray Hill

Martinican Creole

Kréyòl Matinik
Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Marwari

मारवाड़ी
Auburndale

Masalit

Masarak
Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Matinecock

Matinecock
Douglaston-Little Neck

Mauritian Creole

Kreol Morisien
East Flatbush

Mazahua

Jñatjo
Corona, Newark (NJ)

Mazanderani

مازرونی
Highland Park (NJ)

Mazatec

En Ngixo
Corona

Medumba

Medumba
Belmont

Meitei

ꯃꯤꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ
Flushing

Memoni

ميموني, મેમોની
North New Hyde Park (NY)

Mende

Mɛnde yia
Jamaica, Park Hill, Tremont

Mexican Sign Language

Lengua de señas mexicana
Corona

Mexican Spanish

Español Mexicano
Bushwick, Corona, East Harlem, Elm Park, Soundview...

Mien

Iu Mienh
Fordham

Minangkabau

Baso Minangkabau
Elmhurst

Mingrelian

მარგალური
Bensonhurst

Mixe

Ayuujk
Sunset Park

Mixtec

Tu'un Savi
Bushwick, Corona, East Harlem, Elm Park, Mott Haven...

Mohawk

Kanien’kéha
Boerum Hill

Mohican

Maʔeekuneew
Kent (CT), Red Hook (NY)

Mojave

Hamakhav
Hamilton Heights

Moldovan

Moldovenească
Midwood, Sunnyside

Molisan

Mulisanə
Astoria, Westerleigh

Mon

ဘာသာ မန်
Prospect Heights

Mongo

Mongo
Central Harlem

Monguor

Mongghul
Jackson Heights

Montaukett

Montaukett
Montauk (NY)

Montenegrin

Црногорски
Astoria, Ridgewood

Montserrat Creole

Creole
Central Harlem

Moroccan Arabic

الدارجة المغربية
Astoria, Bay Ridge, Morris Park

Moroccan Judeo-Arabic

إلعربية ديالنا
Forest Hills, Homecrest, Lenox Hill

Mossi

Mòoré
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Central Harlem, Melrose, Newark (NJ)

Mugu

མུ་གུམ་སྐད་
Jackson Heights

Munda

মুন্ডা‎
Jamaica

Myene

Omyene
Kensington

Nachhiring

किराती-नाछिरिङ
Jackson Heights

Nagamese

Nagamese
Edison (NJ)

Nahuatl

Nahuatl
Bridgeport (CT), Corona, East Harlem, Elm Park, Mott Haven...

Nar-Phu

नार-फू
Sunnyside

Naso

Teribe
Flatlands

Native American English

Native American English
Chinatown

Nauruan

Dorerin Naoero
Murray Hill

Navajo

Diné Bizaad
Chinatown

Ndebele

IsiNdebele
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Midtown

Ndyuka

Aucan
St. Albans

Neapolitan

Nnapulitano
East Harlem, Little Italy, Morris Park, Williamsburg

Neo-Mandaic

Mandɔyí
Utopia

Nepali

नेपाली
Flatbush, Jackson Heights, Kingsbridge, Ridgewood

Nepali Sign Language

नेपाली साङ्केतिक भाषा
Astoria

New Zealand English

Kiwi English
SoHo

Newari

𑐣𑐾𑐰𑐵𑑅 𑐨𑐵𑐫𑑂‎
Jackson Heights

Newfoundland English

Newfoundland English
Park Slope

Nigerian English

Pidgin
East New York

Ningbo

宁波话
Williamsburg

Noakhailla

নোয়াখালী
Kensington

Nones

Nones
Chelsea, Ridgewood

North Frisian

Fering
Valley Stream (NY)

North Levantine Arabic

(اللهجة الشامية (الشمالية
Astoria, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Heights, Financial District, Yonkers (NY)...

Northeastern Mandarin Chinese

东北话
Flushing

Northern Fujianese

闽北语
Bensonhurst, Chinatown

Northern Sotho

Sepedi
Central Harlem

Northern Thai

ภาษาถิ่นพายัพ
Elmhurst

Norwegian

Norsk
Bay Ridge, Eltingville, Financial District

Nubian

لغات نوبية‎
Kensington

Nubri

ནུབ་རི་སྐད་
Elmhurst

Nuer

Naath
East Midtown

Occitan

Lenga D'Òc
Upper East Side

Odia

ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Murray Hill-QNS

Ojibwe

Anashinaabemowin
Crown Heights, Williamsburg

Okinawan

うちなーぐち
Douglaston-Little Neck

Oromo

Afan Oromoo
Central Harlem

Oshiwambo

Oshiwambo
Murray Hill

Ossetian

Ирон Æвзаг
Brighton Beach

Otomi

Hñähñu
Corona, Mott Haven

P'urhépecha

P'urhépecha
East Harlem

Pa'O

ပအိုဝ်ႏ
Glendale

Pakistani English

Pakistani English
Flatbush, Jackson Heights

Palatine German

Pälzisch
Governors Island

Palauan

A Tekoi Er A Belau
East Midtown

Palembang

Musi
Elmhurst

Pali

पालि
Elm Park, Queens Village

Pampangan

Kapampangan
Jersey City (NJ), Woodside

Pana

Pana
Parkchester

Panamanian English

Panamanian English
Flatbush

Panamanian Spanish

Español Panameño
Flatbush

Pangasinan

Pangasinan
East Village, Woodside

Papantla Totonac

Totonako
Elm Park

Papiamento

Papiamentu
Flatbush

Paraguayan Spanish

Español Paraguayo
Maspeth, White Plains (NY)

Pashto

پښتو
Hicksville (NY), Hillcrest, Midwood

Persian

فارسی
Financial District, Great Neck (NY), Jamaica, Midwood

Peruvian Quechua

Runasimi
Park Slope, Woodside

Peruvian Spanish

Español Peruano
Jackson Heights, Paterson (NJ)

Philippine English

Philippine English
East Village, Woodside

Piedmontese

Piemontèis
West Village

Pijin

Pijin
Murray Hill

Pochury

Pochury
Bridgewater (NJ)

Polish

Polski
East Village, Greenpoint, Linden (NJ), Maspeth, Riverhead (NY)...

Pontic Greek

Ποντιακά
Astoria, Norwalk (CT)

Poqomchi'

Poqomchi'
Fair Lawn (NJ)

Portuguese

Português
Carroll Gardens, Financial District, Jamaica, Newark (NJ)

Pothwari

پوٹھواری
Midwood

Puerto Rican Sign Language

Puerto Rican Sign Language
Upper East Side

Puerto Rican Spanish

Español Puertorriqueño
Bridgeport (CT), East Harlem, Lower East Side, Mott Haven, Passaic (NJ)...

Pugliese (Barese)

Barese
Little Italy

Pugliese (Bitettese)

Bitettese
Flatlands

Pugliese (Casamassimese)

Casamassimese
Jersey City (NJ)

Pugliese (Conversanese)

Conversanese
Whitestone

Pugliese (Garganico)

Garganico
Belmont

Pugliese (Grumese)

Grumese
Throgs Neck

Pugliese (Molese)

Molese
Carroll Gardens, Oakwood

Pugliese (Molfettese)

Molfettese
Hoboken (NJ)

Pugliese (Palese)

Palese
Howard Beach

Punjabi

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پن٘جابی
Bellerose, East Village, Jersey City (NJ), Midwood, Richmond Hill...

Purgi

པུ་རིག་སྐད་
Jamaica

Q'anjob'al

Q'anjob'al
Mott Haven

Q'eqchi'

Q'eqchi'
Kingston (NY)

Quebec French

Québécois
Upper East Side

Quiripi

Wampano
New Haven (CT)

Rakhine

ရခိုင်ဘာသာ
Elmhurst, Prospect Heights

Ramaluk

ར་མ་ལུག་སྐད་
Jackson Heights

Rangpuri

রংপুরী
Ozone Park

Rashti

رشتی
Upper East Side

Réunion Creole

Kréol Rénioné
Bushwick

Romagnol

Sammarinese
Astoria

Romani

Romani
Lower East Side, Ridgewood

Romanian

Română
Ridgewood, Sunnyside, Upper West Side

Romansh

Rumantsch
Sheepshead Bay

Rushani

Rex̌onai
Mapleton, Rego Park

Russian

Русский
Brighton Beach, Midland Beach, North Riverdale, Rego Park, Sea Cliff (NY)...

Russian Sign Language

русский жестовый язык
Brighton Beach

Rusyn

Русиньскый
East Village, Manville (NJ), Williamsburg, Woodland Park (NJ)

Sami

Sámi
Sunset Park

Samoan

Gagana Fa'a Sāmoa
Murray Hill

Sampang

किराती-साम्पाङ
Elmhurst

Sandwippa

সন্দ্বীপ্পা
Kensington

Sango

Yângâ Tî Sängö
East Midtown

Sangsari

سنگسری
Kew Gardens

Sangtam

Sangtam
Edison (NJ)

Sanskrit

संस्कृतम्
Murray Hill-QNS, Ozone Park

Santali

ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ
Jamaica

Saraiki

سرائیکی, ਸਰਾਇਕੀ
Midwood

Saramaccan Creole

Saamáka
Queens Village

Sarnami

Sarnami Hindustani
St. Albans

Sasak

Sasak
Astoria, Elmhurst

Scots

Scots
Kearny (NJ), SoHo

Scottish Gaelic

Gàidhlig
Midtown

Seke

सेके, སེ་སྐད་
Flatbush, Jackson Heights

Sema

Sümi
Flatbush

Senoufo

Senoufo
Central Harlem, Concourse

Serbian

Српски
Elizabeth (NJ), Flatiron, Glendale

Serer

Seereer
Central Harlem, Parkchester

Seychellois Creole

Seselwa
Murray Hill

Shan

လိၵ်ႈတႆး
Elmhurst, Glendale, Prospect Heights

Shanghainese

上海话
Chinatown, Flushing

Shapsug

Шапсыгъ
Wayne (NJ)

Sharchop

ཆང་ལོ་ཁ་
Sunnyside

Sherpa

ཤར་པའི་སྐད་
Elmhurst, Flatbush, Walkill (NY)

Shina

شینا
Borough Park, Rego Park

Shinnecock

Shinnecock
Shinnecock Reservation - Southampton (NY)

Shona

ChiShona
Roosevelt Island

Shuar

Šiwar Čičam
Corona

Shughni

Xuǧnoni
Bensonhurst, Rego Park

Shupamem

ꛀꛣꚧꚳ
Tremont

Sichuanese

四川话
Flushing

Sicilian

Sicilianu
Bayonne (NJ), Belmont, Cobble Hill, Gravesend, Little Italy...

Sierra Leone Creole

Krio
Claremont, Park Hill

Sierra Totonac

Totonako
Clifton (NJ)

Silesian

Ślōnskŏ Gŏdka
Greenpoint

Sindhi

سنڌي, सिन्धी
Elmhurst, Gramercy, Midwood

Singlish

Singlish
East Midtown

Sinhalese

සිංහල
Clifton, Princeton (NJ), Queens Village

Siwi

سيوية
Astoria

Slovak

Slovenčina
Astoria, Greenpoint, Lenox Hill, Yonkers (NY)

Slovenian

Slovenščina
East Village, Fairfield (CT), Ridgewood

Somali

Soomaali
Central Harlem

Songhay

Songhay
Central Harlem, Kingsbridge

Soninke

Sooninkan
Fordham, Hamilton Heights

Sorani Kurdish

سۆرانی
East Midtown

South African English

South African English
Murray Hill

South Levantine Arabic

(اللهجة الشامية (الجنوبية
Bay Ridge, Paterson (NJ)

Southern Lazio

Ciociaro
Douglaston-Little Neck

Spanglish

Spanglish
East Harlem, East Village

Sranan Tongo

Sranan Tongo
St. Albans

Sri Lankan English

Sri Lankan English
Stapleton

Sri Lankan Malay

Melayu
Tompkinsville

Sri Lankan Tamil

இலங்கைத் தமிழ்
Grymes Hill, Queens Village

St. Kitts Creole

Creole
Co-op City

St. Lucian Creole (English)

St. Lucian Creole (English)
East Flatbush

St. Lucian Creole (French)

Kwéyòl
East Flatbush

Sudanese Arabic

لهجة سودانية
Carroll Gardens

Sundanese

Basa Sunda
Astoria, Elmhurst

Sunwar

किराती-कोँइच
Elmhurst

Surinamese Dutch

Surinaams-Nederlands
St. Albans

Susu

Sosoxui
Concourse, East Harlem

Svan

ლუშნუ ნინ
Bensonhurst

Swabian

Schwäbisch
East Village

Swahili

Kiswahili
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Central Harlem, Jersey City (NJ)

Swati

SiSwati
East Midtown

Swedish

Svenska
Financial District, Midtown, Sunset Park

Swiss German

Schwiizerdütsch
Murray Hill

Sylheti

ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ
Astoria, East Village, Kensington, Norwood, Ozone Park...

Syriac

ܣܘܪܝܝܐ
Boerum Hill, Paramus (NJ)

Syrian Judeo-Arabic

اللهجة السورية اليهودية
Deal (NJ), Gravesend, Lower East Side

Syro-Malankara Syriac

ܣܘܪܝܝܐ
Floral Park (NY)

Tagalog

Tagalog
DUMBO, East Village, Jamaica, Jersey City (NJ), Morrisania...

Taíno

Taíno
Inwood

Taishanese

台山话
Flushing, Little Italy, Mapleton

Taiwanese

臺語, Tâi-gú
Flushing, Sunset Park

Tajik

Тоҷики
Forest Hills, Sheepshead Bay

Tamang

तामाङ
Ridgewood, Woodside

Tamil

தமிழ்
Bridgewater (NJ), Douglaston-Little Neck, Gramercy, Jersey City (NJ)

Tanchangya

𑄖𑄧𑄐𑄴𑄌𑄧𑄁𑄉𑄴𑄡
Jackson Heights

Tangkhul

Tangkhul
East Orange (NJ)

Tarifit

ⵜⴰⵔⵉⴼⵉⵜ
Astoria

Tashelhyt

ⵜⴰⵛⵍⵃⵉⵜ
Astoria

Tatar

Tatarca
College Point, Williamsburg

Tausug

Bahasa Sūg
Woodside

Tawala

Tawala
Valley Stream (NY)

Tedim Chin

Zopau
Glendale

Telugu

తెలుగు
Bayside, Edison (NJ), Jersey City (NJ)

Tem

Kotokoli
Charlotte Gardens

Temne

KʌThemnɛ
Jamaica, Park Hill, Tremont

Teochew

潮州话
Chinatown, Yonkers (NY)

Tepehua

Hamasipini
Corona

Tetum

Tetum
East Midtown

Thai

ภาษาไทย
Centereach (NY), Elmhurst, Hell's Kitchen, Mount Hope

Thakali

थकाली
Flatbush, Jackson Heights

Tharu

थारु
Jackson Heights

Tibetan

བོད་སྐད་
Elmhurst, Flatbush, Flatiron, Pelham Parkway, Walden (NY)...

Tigre

ትግራይት
Castle Hill

Tigrinya

ትግርኛ
Castle Hill, Morningside Heights

Tiv

Tiv
Flatbush

Tlapanec

Me'phaa
Hamilton Heights, Mott Haven

Tö Tibetan

སྟོད་སྐད་
Sunnyside

Tobagonian Creole

Dialect
Canarsie

Tok Pisin

Tok Pisin
Murray Hill

Tokpe Gola

གྲོགས་པའི་སྒ་ལའ་སྐད་
Elmhurst

Tonga

Chitonga
Central Harlem

Tongan

Lea Fakatonga
East Midtown

Tontemboan

Tontemboan
Elmhurst

Tosk Albanian

Shqip (Tosk)
Belmont, Bensonhurst, Garfield (NJ), Jamaica Estates, Ridgewood...

Trinidadian Creole

Trini Talk
Canarsie, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, South Ozone Park, Wakefield

Tripuri

ককবরক‎
Jackson Heights

Triqui

Triqui
New Brunswick (NJ)

Tsum

བཙུམ་སྐད་
Jackson Heights

Tswana

Setswana
East Midtown

Tuareg

ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵌⴰⵆ
Central Harlem

Tulu

ತುಳು ಬಾಸೆ
Murray Hill-QNS

Tumbuka

Chitumbuka
Central Harlem

Tunisian Arabic

تونسي
Astoria

Tunisian Judeo-Arabic

اللهجة التونسية اليهودية
Midwood

Turkish

Türkçe
Brighton Beach, Chelsea, Paterson (NJ), Sunnyside

Turkmen

Türkmençe
Bensonhurst

Turoyo Neo-Aramaic

ܣܘܪܝܬ
Haworth (NJ)

Tuscan

Toscano
Greenwich Village

Tuvan

Тыва
Brighton Beach

Twi

Twi
Fordham, Newark (NJ), Park Hill, Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Tz'utujil

Tz'utujil
Paterson (NJ), Sunset Park

Tzotzil

Bats'i K'op
Corona

Ü-Tsang Tibetan

དབུས་གཙང་སྐད་
Jackson Heights

Ukrainian

Українська
Brighton Beach, East Village, Kerhonkson (NY), Ozone Park, South Bound Brook (NJ)...

Ulster Scots

Ulstèr-Scotch
Financial District

Umbundu

Úmbúndú
Murray Hill

Unkechaug

Unkechaug
Poospatuck Reservation - Mastic (NY)

Urdu

اردو
Jackson Heights, Jamaica, Jersey City (NJ), Midwood, Park Hill...

Urhobo

Urhobo
Throgs Neck

Uruguayan Spanish

Español Uruguayo
Jackson Heights

Uyghur

ئۇيغۇر
Brighton Beach, Flushing

Uzbek

Oʻzbekcha
Bensonhurst, Dover (NJ), Forest Hills

Vai

ꕙꔤ
Park Hill

Valencian

Valencià
Chinatown

Venetian

Veneto
Financial District

Venezuelan Spanish

Español Venezolano
Jackson Heights

Vietnamese

Tiếng Việt
Bensonhurst, Elmhurst, Lower East Side, Tremont

Vincentian Creole

Vincy
Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Virgin Islands Creole

Dialect
Concourse

Volga Tatar

Идел-Урал Tатарча
Brighton Beach

Wa

Va
Elmhurst, Glendale, Prospect Heights

Wakhi

X̌ik
Bensonhurst

Wali

Wali
Morris Heights

Walloon

Walon
Financial District

Walung

ཧ་ལུང་སྐད​་
Jackson Heights

Waray-Waray

Waray-Waray
Woodside

Welsh

Cymraeg
Lincoln Square

Wenzhounese

温州话
Flushing, Little Italy, Sunset Park

West Ambae

Nduidui
East Midtown

Western Armenian

Արեւմտահայերէն
Chelsea, Douglaston-Little Neck, New Milford (NJ), Sunnyside, Washington Heights...

Western Yiddish

מערב יידיש
Washington Heights

Winnebago

Ho-Chunk
Lincoln Square

Wolof

Wolof
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Castle Hill, Central Harlem, Jersey City (NJ)

Xhosa

IsiXhosa
Murray Hill

Yakan

Yakan
Woodside

Yakut

Sakha
Bensonhurst

Yemba

Yemba
Tremont

Yemeni Arabic

لهجة يمنية
Bay Ridge, Cobble Hill, Van Nest

Yemenite Judeo-Arabic

اليمني
Borough Park

Yiddish

יידיש
Kew Gardens Hills, Lower East Side, Midtown, Norwood, Ocean Hill-Brownsville...

Yoruba

Èdè Yorùbá
Clifton, Concourse, Kensington, South Jamaica

Yunnanese

云南话
Flushing

Zacaptec Mixtec

Tacuate
New Brunswick (NJ)

Zaghawa

Beria
Flatbush

Zapotec

Diidxazá
Elm Park, Jackson Heights, Mott Haven, New Brunswick (NJ), Poughkeepsie (NY)...

Zarma

Zarmaciine
Fordham

Zaza

Dımli
Midtown

Zoroastrian Dari

گویش بهدینان
Pomona (NY)

Zulu

IsiZulu
Murray Hill

Zuwara

ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵗ
Astoria
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AbakuáAbakuá

Caribbean

  • Cuba flag
    Cuba
Lower East Side

Smallest

Liturgical
AbazaАбаза

Western Asia

  • Turkey flag
    Turkey
  • Russia flag
    Russia
49,800
Abkhaz-Adyge
Wayne (NJ)

Smallest

Residential
Abruzzese (Orsognese)Abruzzésë

Southern Europe

  • Italy flag
    Italy
Indo-European
Astoria

Small

Residential
Abruzzese (Orsognese)Abruzzésë

Southern Europe

  • Italy flag
    Italy
Indo-European
Little Italy

Small

Historical
AcehneseBahsa Acèh

Southeastern Asia

  • Indonesia flag
    Indonesia
3,500,000
Austronesian
Astoria

Smallest

Community
AcehneseBahsa Acèh

Southeastern Asia

  • Indonesia flag
    Indonesia
3,500,000
Austronesian
Elmhurst

Smallest

Residential
AdjoukrouMɔjukru

Western Africa

  • Ivory Coast flag
    Ivory Coast
140,000
Atlantic-Congo
Concourse

Smallest

Residential
AdygheК|ахыбзэ

Western Asia

  • Turkey flag
    Turkey
  • Russia flag
    Russia
117,500
Abkhaz-Adyge
Wayne (NJ)

Small

Residential
AfenmaiAfenmai

Western Africa

  • Nigeria flag
    Nigeria
270,000
Atlantic-Congo
Castle Hill

Smallest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Bedford-Stuyvesant

Largest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Newark (NJ)

Largest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Clifton

Largest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Hollis

Largest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Edenwald

Largest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Central Harlem

Largest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Hempstead (NY)

Large

Residential
AfrikaansAfrikaans

Southern Africa

  • South Africa flag
    South Africa
  • Zimbabwe flag
    Zimbabwe
17,543,580
Indo-European
Murray Hill

Small

Community
AkanAkan

Western Africa

  • Ghana flag
    Ghana
9,231,300
Atlantic-Congo
Flatbush

Small

Residential
AkanAkan

Western Africa

  • Ghana flag
    Ghana
9,231,300
Atlantic-Congo
Shore Acres

Small

Residential
AkanAkan

Western Africa

  • Ghana flag
    Ghana
9,231,300
Atlantic-Congo
University Heights

Large

Residential

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