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सेके, སེ་སྐད་

Seke

As many as a quarter of the 9-10,000 culturally Tibetan people from Nepal's Mustang District are estimated to live in New York, driven by changing climatic and economic conditions, coupled with access to new opportunities. Approximately half may be from the Upper Mustang region of Nepal (speaking the Tibetan language Loke) while the other half are from Lower Mustang (speaking the related Baragaun variety). Almost all Mustangis also speak the national language, Nepali, and many, especially those who spent time as Buddhist monks, also speak Tibetan (to which Loke and Baragaun are closely related). Those from a five-village area of Upper Mustang called the shöyul may speak Seke as their native language and Baragaun or Loke as a second language.

t least a few hundred people from Seke-speaking families now live in the city, primarily in a few apartment buildings in the Ditmas Park area of Brooklyn near Cortelyou and Newkirk, where Baragaun speakers also live. Other Seke speakers live near Baragaun/Loke speakers or within the larger Himalayan community in Queens centered on Jackson Heights. Like other Himalayan communities, Seke speakers are well organized with an active samaj (community organization) and with large annual gatherings around July 4 and New Year’s. Seke speaker and ELA collaborator Rasmina Gurung has been working to document the language. Read more here.

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

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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
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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
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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
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Akan	Akan	Western Africa	Ghana	9,231,300	Atlantic-Congo	University Heights	Large	Residential