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𑐣𑐾𑐰𑐵𑑅 𑐨𑐵𑐫𑑂‎

Newari
Jackson Heights +3
Southern AsiaNepal flagNepalIndia flagIndiaHimalayan
Community 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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ne community member estimates that there may be as many as 2,000 Newaris, speakers of most or all varieties from around the Kathmandu Valley, living in the New York area, principally Queens—the New York Newa Guthi is one community institution. There are also at least a few families around Queens (and some others scattered around the country) who speak the mutually unintelligible Dolakha Newari, according to one community member.

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