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Hollis

Queens
In the Census-defined PUMA including Jamaica, Hollis, & St. Albans, according to recent Census data, (in descending order) Bengali, Haitian Creole, French, and "Niger-Congo Languages" each hold more than 1000 speakers. English and Spanish 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:

African-American English

Black English
Prominent early rappers from Hollis, including the members of Run-D.M.C., were on the cutting edge of linguistic innovation in the 1980s: they spread new words and phrases from local varieties of African American vernacular to the wider world. For decades, Southeast Queens has been a major magnet for the city's African American middle class.
Additional languages spoken in this neighborhood:
  • Bengali
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