Neighborhood

Richmond Hill

Queens
In the Census-defined PUMA including Richmond Hill & Woodhaven, according to recent Census data, (in descending order) Panjabi, Bengali, Hindi, Russian, Urdu, Cantonese, and Polish each hold more than 1000 speakers. English, Spanish, and Tagalog 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:

Bosnian

Босански
Sizeable Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) communities formed in Queens especially after the breakup of the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s. One community is based in and around Astoria, within a wider Balkan matrix, with many worshipping at the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Islamic Center, while others have gone further east to Richmond Hill (home to the Bosniak Islamic Cultural Center). A separate but significant community in New Jersey has a hub at the Bosniak Community Center in Hackettstown.

Dzardzongke

वारागुङ
Through Queens-based organizations like the Mustang Kyidug, the Lo Nyamship Association, and others, speakers of the Tibetic language varieties Loke (from Upper Mustang) and Dzardzongke (from Lower Mustang/Baragaun) are working simultaneously to maintain their traditions and to adapt to American life. The community comes together not only for major occasions like Tibetan New Year (Losar) and Phaknyi, but also for monthly "Mani gatherings" for prayer, usually held in a private apartment. The majority of New York-based Mustangis live in western and central Queens, from Astoria to Elmhurst, but a small number of Baragaun speakers have recently moved to Richmond Hill and elsewhere in the borough.

Marathi

मराठी
In addition to those in Manhattan, there are significant concentrations of Marathi speakers, most from the central Indian Maharashtra state whose capital is Mumbai (Bombay), across eastern Queens as well as on Long Island (e.g. North Babylon) and in New Jersey (with the Marathi Vishwa Community Center in Laurence Harbor). New York's Maharashtra Mandal hosts frequent events in Queens for holidays like Diwali, Gudhi-Padwa, and Ganapati, vowing to "familiarize the next generation of Marathi speaking community in New York with our culture and heritage."

Punjabi

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پن٘جابی
New York's first wave of immigrants from North India's Punjab region were mostly medical students and professionals seeking greater opportunities in the United States, but a large second wave comprised Punjabi Sikhs, fleeing political tensions with the Indian government in the 1980s. Ever since, Punjabi communities have steadily grown in New York, particularly around the gurdwaras (Sikh temples) in Richmond Hill and Bellerose in Queens, as well as in Jersey City. Muslims from Pakistan's Punjab region, also speakers of Punjabi but using an Arabic script, have found homes around Makki Masjid, an important mosque in Kensington (Brooklyn), and with other Pakistanis along Coney Island Avenue.
Additional languages spoken in this neighborhood:
  • Caribbean Hindustani
  • Guyanese Creole
  • Indian English
  • Pothwari
  • Trinidadian Creole
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Richmond Hill

Queens

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AbakuáAbakuá

Caribbean

  • Cuba flag
    Cuba
Lower East Side

Smallest

Liturgical
AbazaАбаза

Western Asia

  • Turkey flag
    Turkey
  • Russia flag
    Russia
49,800
Abkhaz-Adyge
Wayne (NJ)

Smallest

Residential
Abruzzese (Orsognese)Abruzzésë

Southern Europe

  • Italy flag
    Italy
Indo-European
Astoria

Small

Residential
Abruzzese (Orsognese)Abruzzésë

Southern Europe

  • Italy flag
    Italy
Indo-European
Little Italy

Small

Historical
AcehneseBahsa Acèh

Southeastern Asia

  • Indonesia flag
    Indonesia
3,500,000
Austronesian
Astoria

Smallest

Community
AcehneseBahsa Acèh

Southeastern Asia

  • Indonesia flag
    Indonesia
3,500,000
Austronesian
Elmhurst

Smallest

Residential
AdjoukrouMɔjukru

Western Africa

  • Ivory Coast flag
    Ivory Coast
140,000
Atlantic-Congo
Concourse

Smallest

Residential
AdygheК|ахыбзэ

Western Asia

  • Turkey flag
    Turkey
  • Russia flag
    Russia
117,500
Abkhaz-Adyge
Wayne (NJ)

Small

Residential
AfenmaiAfenmai

Western Africa

  • Nigeria flag
    Nigeria
270,000
Atlantic-Congo
Castle Hill

Smallest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Bedford-Stuyvesant

Largest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Newark (NJ)

Largest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Clifton

Largest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Hollis

Largest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Edenwald

Largest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Central Harlem

Largest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Hempstead (NY)

Large

Residential
AfrikaansAfrikaans

Southern Africa

  • South Africa flag
    South Africa
  • Zimbabwe flag
    Zimbabwe
17,543,580
Indo-European
Murray Hill

Small

Community
AkanAkan

Western Africa

  • Ghana flag
    Ghana
9,231,300
Atlantic-Congo
Flatbush

Small

Residential
AkanAkan

Western Africa

  • Ghana flag
    Ghana
9,231,300
Atlantic-Congo
Shore Acres

Small

Residential
AkanAkan

Western Africa

  • Ghana flag
    Ghana
9,231,300
Atlantic-Congo
University Heights

Large

Residential

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