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Auburndale

Queens
In the Census-defined PUMA including Bayside, Douglaston & Little Neck, according to recent Census data, (in descending order) Mandarin, Cantonese, Greek, Italian, and Russian each have more than 1000 speakers. English, Spanish, and Korean varieties are widely spoken in the area as well.
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Languages with a significant site in this neighborhood, marked by a point on the map:

Greek

Ελληνικά
Astoria is often cited as the largest and most diverse Greek community outside of Greece, with a tremendous range of cultural, political, religious and other institutions. Astoria became pre-eminent beginning in the 1960s, with significant communities of Pontic Greeks, Cretans, and Cypriots (all speaking distinctive varieties of Greek) as well as a galaxy of organizations based on people's islands or towns of origin—from the Amorgos Society (from the island of Amorgos in the Cyclades) to the Thessalonikian Society (for those from that major city in the north of Greece). In recent decades, significant Greek-speaking communities have also taken root across eastern Queens in neighborhoods such as Auburndale and Bayside, among others, with churches, schools, restaurants, and other institutions to match. Others have moved even further east to Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Gujarati

ગુજરાતી
Gujarati speakers, representing a global diaspora with roots in the northwest Indian state of Gujarat, maintain major communities throughout the metropolitan area, most visibly in and around Jersey City's Journal Square and elsewhere in New Jersey, but also in Queens neighborhoods where speakers of other Indian languages also live. Southeast Queens, around Auburndale and Laurelton, notably hosts a community of a few hundred Gujarati-speaking Dawoodi Bohra, following a religious tradition within the Ismaili branch of Shia Islam. The Gujarati Samaj, a non-profit cultural organization since 1974, unifies the community with festivities on Diwali, International Yoga Day, and Gujarat Independence Day, celebrated annually on May 1st.

Marwari

मारवाड़ी
The Marwari Association of North America estimates some 30,000 Marwaris in North America, some of whom are reported to live among the other, larger Indian communities of eastern Queens. Marwaris claim roots in and around Rajasthan in north India, but have established a substantial global diaspora and a network of well-known businesses.
Additional languages spoken in this neighborhood:
  • Korean
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