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Босански

Bosnian

Richmond Hill

Southern Europe

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serbia

Census

Community Profile: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, and Montenegrin — linguistically close and grouped together as Serbo-Croatian during the time of the former Republic of Yugoslavia (though using different writing systems) — are spoken by a number of substantially separate communities of Serbs, Croats, Montenegrins, and Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) across the five boroughs. Though earlier clusters existed, many arrived in the city in the mid-1990s fleeing war. Many of the city's ethnic Albanians have roots in Montenegro, Kosovo, and elsewhere in the former Yugoslavia and speak the closely realted south Slavic varieties Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, or Montenegrin as a result.

izeable Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) communities formed in Queens especially after the breakup of the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s. One community is based in Astoria, within a wider Balkan matrix, with many worshipping at the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Islamic Center, while others have gone further east to Richmond Hill (home to the Bosniak Islamic Cultural Center). A separate but significant community in New Jersey has a hub at the Bosniak Community Center in Hackettstown.

Note that the language above may be used throughout the New York area — this is just one significant site.

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Language	Endonym	World Region	Country	Global Speakers	Language Family	Location	Size	Status

Abakuá	Abakuá	Caribbean	Cuba			Lower East Side	Smallest	Liturgical
Abaza	Абаза	Western Asia	Turkey Russia	49,800	Abkhaz-Adyge	Wayne (NJ)	Smallest	Residential
Abruzzese	Abbruzzésə	Southern Europe	Italy		Indo-European	Astoria	Small	Residential
Abruzzese	Abbruzzésə	Southern Europe	Italy		Indo-European	Little Italy	Small	Historical
Acehnese	Bahsa Acèh	Southeastern Asia	Indonesia	3,500,000	Austronesian	Astoria	Smallest	Community
Acehnese	Bahsa Acèh	Southeastern Asia	Indonesia	3,500,000	Austronesian	Elmhurst	Smallest	Residential
Adjoukrou	Mɔjukru	Western Africa	Ivory Coast	140,000	Atlantic-Congo	Concourse	Smallest	Residential
Adyghe	К\|ахыбзэ	Western Asia	Turkey Russia	117,500	Abkhaz-Adyge	Wayne (NJ)	Small	Residential
Afenmai	Afenmai	Western Africa	Nigeria	270,000	Atlantic-Congo	Castle Hill	Smallest	Residential
African-American English	Black English	Northern America	United States	45,109,521	Indo-European	Bedford-Stuyvesant	Largest	Residential
African-American English	Black English	Northern America	United States	45,109,521	Indo-European	Newark (NJ)	Largest	Residential
African-American English	Black English	Northern America	United States	45,109,521	Indo-European	Clifton	Largest	Residential
African-American English	Black English	Northern America	United States	45,109,521	Indo-European	Hollis	Largest	Residential
African-American English	Black English	Northern America	United States	45,109,521	Indo-European	Edenwald	Largest	Residential
African-American English	Black English	Northern America	United States	45,109,521	Indo-European	Central Harlem	Largest	Residential
African-American English	Black English	Northern America	United States	45,109,521	Indo-European	Hempstead (NY)	Large	Residential
Afrikaans	Afrikaans	Southern Africa	South Africa Zimbabwe	17,543,580	Indo-European	Murray Hill	Small	Community
Akan	Akan	Western Africa	Ghana	9,231,300	Atlantic-Congo	Flatbush	Small	Residential
Akan	Akan	Western Africa	Ghana	9,231,300	Atlantic-Congo	Shore Acres	Small	Residential
Akan	Akan	Western Africa	Ghana	9,231,300	Atlantic-Congo	University Heights	Large	Residential