སྐྱིད་གྲོང་སྐད་
Kyirong
Elmhurst +2Community Profile: Encompassing Nepal, northern India, Bhutan, and Tibet, the greater Himalayan region is a nexus of cultural and linguistic diversity. In recent decades, tens of thousands people from various parts of the region have settled in Queens and Brooklyn, making New York into a new microcosm of Himalayan diversity. Central Tibetan or Nepali may serve as a lingua franca, and Himalayan New Yorkers are generally united by their connection to Tibetan culture, written language, tradition, and religion, including for some the Classical Tibetan language, but the diversity of their own languages and cultures is also substantial.
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undreds of Kyirong people, with roots on a segment of the Nepal-Tibet border, live mostly within the wider Himalayan community in Sunnyside, Jackson Heights, and Elmhurst. The community organization Kyidong Kyiduk has an annual picnic, retreat, and dadue (archery) competition every year, and there is even a soccer team from the community known as Team Kyidong. (ELA recognizes that the Chinese government's rule in Tibet, where this language is spoken, is disputed.)
Note that the language above may be used throughout the New York area — this is just one significant site.