African-American English
American Sign Language
Black American Sign Language
Canadian English
Cherokee
Chiricahua Apache
Dakota
Gullah
Hawaiian
Hawaiian English
Hidatsa
Hopi
Inuktun
Italian English
Jersey Dutch
Jewish English
Kumeyaay
Lakota
Lenape (Munsee)
Lenape (Unami)
Lummi
Matinecock
Mohawk
Mohican
Mojave
Montaukett
Native American English
Navajo
Newfoundland English
Ojibwe
Quebec French
Quiripi
Shinnecock
Spanglish
Unkechaug
Winnebago
View in map | County | Language | Endonym | World Region | Country | Global Speakers | Language Family | Video | Audio | Location | Size | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | |||||||||||
| Abakuá | Abakuá | Caribbean |
| Lower East Side | Smallest | Liturgical | ||||||
| Abaza | Абаза | Western Asia |
| 49,800 | Abkhaz-Adyge | Wayne (NJ) | Smallest | Residential | ||||
| Abruzzese (Orsognese) | Abruzzésë | Southern Europe |
| Indo-European | Astoria | Small | Residential | |||||
| Abruzzese (Orsognese) | Abruzzésë | Southern Europe |
| Indo-European | Little Italy | Small | Historical | |||||
| Acehnese | Bahsa Acèh | Southeastern Asia |
| 3,500,000 | Austronesian | Astoria | Smallest | Community | ||||
| Acehnese | Bahsa Acèh | Southeastern Asia |
| 3,500,000 | Austronesian | Elmhurst | Smallest | Residential | ||||
| Adjoukrou | Mɔjukru | Western Africa |
| 140,000 | Atlantic-Congo | Concourse | Smallest | Residential | ||||
| Adyghe | К|ахыбзэ | Western Asia |
| 117,500 | Abkhaz-Adyge | Wayne (NJ) | Small | Residential | ||||
| Afenmai | Afenmai | Western Africa |
| 270,000 | Atlantic-Congo | Castle Hill | Smallest | Residential | ||||
| African-American English | Black English | Northern America |
| 45,109,521 | Indo-European | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Largest | Residential | ||||
| African-American English | Black English | Northern America |
| 45,109,521 | Indo-European | Newark (NJ) | Largest | Residential | ||||
| African-American English | Black English | Northern America |
| 45,109,521 | Indo-European | Clifton | Largest | Residential | ||||
| African-American English | Black English | Northern America |
| 45,109,521 | Indo-European | Hollis | Largest | Residential | ||||
| African-American English | Black English | Northern America |
| 45,109,521 | Indo-European | Edenwald | Largest | Residential | ||||
| African-American English | Black English | Northern America |
| 45,109,521 | Indo-European | Central Harlem | Largest | Residential | ||||
| African-American English | Black English | Northern America |
| 45,109,521 | Indo-European | Hempstead (NY) | Large | Residential | ||||
| Afrikaans | Afrikaans | Southern Africa |
| 17,543,580 | Indo-European | Murray Hill | Small | Community | ||||
| Akan | Akan | Western Africa |
| 9,231,300 | Atlantic-Congo | Flatbush | Small | Residential | ||||
| Akan | Akan | Western Africa |
| 9,231,300 | Atlantic-Congo | Shore Acres | Small | Residential | ||||
| Akan | Akan | Western Africa |
| 9,231,300 | Atlantic-Congo | University Heights | Large | Residential |
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Welcome to Languages of New York City, a free and interactive digital map of the world’s most linguistically diverse metropolitan area.
All data, unless otherwise specified, is from the Endangered Language Alliance (ELA), based on information from communities, speakers, and other sources.
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