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Къарачай-Малкъар

Karachay-Balkar
Brighton Beach
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arachay-Balkar, a Turkic language spoken by the Karachay and Balkar peoples of the north Caucasus (today within the Russia), is also spoken by an established and significant community numbering in the thousands in and around Passaic County, New Jersey. Many Karachay left their homeland several generations ago for Turkey before coming to the United States after the Second World War, and knowledge of Turkish (also useful in this part of New Jersey) remains common in the community. Since 1989, the American Karachai-Kavkaz Benevolent Association in Paterson has functioned as an important community institution transmitting cultural heritage. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, some Balkars from within Russia have immigrated to New York and the surrounding area, with at least one living in Brighton Beach as of 2010 and another having started a food stand at the Queens Night Market as of 2019.

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