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हिन्दी

Hindi

Utopia +1

Southern Asia

India

Nepal

Census

Community Profile: Indian immigration to NYC exploded in the 1960s following the repeal of the Luce-Celler Act, an annual 100-person quota placed on immigrants from India. With the largest Indian community in the Western Hemisphere, the New York-New Jersey region has significant Hindi-speaking communities in every borough, though the number of those speak it at home trails the region's two most common South Asian languages, Urdu and Bengali.

ueens holds the highest concentration of Hindi speakers in NYC, with communities stretching across the borough from Jackson Heights through Hillcrest, Fresh Meadows, Hollis Hills, Bellerose, and beyond into the suburbs. Flushing's Hindu Temple Society of North America (informally called the "Ganesh Temple"), is an important center for speakers of a variety of Indian languages. Since 1996, the Bombay Theater in Utopia has shown Bollywood movies and served Indian snacks including samosas, chaat, and chai alongside popcorn. Hindi films are popular not only with Indian communities, but with Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Nepalese, Guyanese, Afghan and Tibetan communities as well, many of whom have some knowledge of Hindi.

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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 (Orsognese)	Abruzzésë	Southern Europe	Italy		Indo-European	Astoria	Small	Residential
Abruzzese (Orsognese)	Abruzzésë	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