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SoHo

Manhattan
In the Census-defined PUMA including Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho, according to recent Census data, (in descending order) French, Italian, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Russian each have at least 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:

Ancient Greek

Αρχαία Ελληνική
The Paideia Institute, based in New York City, is an organization devoted to spoken Latin and Ancient Greek, producing diverse materials and hosting large events (including the annual Living Latin) not only about but actually in those languages.

Australian English

Aussie English
At least 11,000 strong according to 2015-2019 American Community Survey data, New York City's Australian community has more than doubled in size over the past two decades. Australians live primarily in Brooklyn and Manhattan, and a slew of Australian-owned shops and restaurants have opened around the city, most notably around Nolita and SoHo, where The Flower Shop, Two Hands, and Ruby's Cafe serve as social hubs in a small area some have called "Little Australia".

Classical Latin

Latina
The Paideia Institute, based in New York City, is an organization devoted to spoken Latin and Ancient Greek, producing diverse materials and hosting large events (including the annual Living Latin) not only about but actually in those languages.

New Zealand English

Kiwi English
According to 2015-2019 American Community Survey data, 1,323 New Zealanders live in New York City, many of whom came to the United States for higher education or employment. NYC's Kiwi Club brings the community together for events like rugby watching and Māori concerts. New Zealanders have opened a number of restaurants, including Tribeca's Musket Room and Park Slope's Kiwiana, sometime hubs for Kiwi New Yorkers speaking their distinctive variety of English.

Scots

Scots
Scots, the language spoken in the Scottish lowlands close to northern varieties of English, was the primary language of the first wave of Scottish New Yorkers, who played a prominent role in the city's early history and organized the Scots Society (1744) and the St. Andrew's Society (1756). Starting in the late 18th century, more highlanders, often Scottish Gaelic-speaking Catholics, started arriving in the city fleeing poverty and the Jacobite rebellions. Scottish immigration continued to increase during the first half of the 19th century, with a wide range of professions, institutions, and taverns associated with the community. The industrial suburb of Kearney, New Jersey became and remains a significant site for Scots in the New York area and is reportedly where the first soccer games in the U.S. were played — the Scots American Club there remains active. In the city, the New York Caledonian Club has been a pillar of the community since 1856, with cultural events like fiddle workshops, whiskey tastings, ceilidhs (folk dance gatherings), and language classes in (now highly endangered) Scottish Gaelic. Tartan Week, a celebration of Scottish culture, is celebrated annually in April. Today speakers of Scots live scattered around the metro area, while there are individual Scottish Gaelic speakers in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the suburbs, according to one.
Additional languages spoken in this neighborhood:
  • Portuguese
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