What really stands out, however, is the sheer number of languages spoken in the city. Apart from English, the major players are, unsurprisingly, Spanish (a quarter of the population), followed by Chinese. However, it’s not called the Big Apple for no complex hundreds of the cultural landscape emerges, mirroring today’s mobile globalized population. Finally, at the bottom, just a few hundred speakers of native North American languages represent the original inhabitants of the continent.
What really stands out, however, is the sheer number of languages spoken in the city. Apart from English, the major players are, unsurprisingly, Spanish (a quarter of the population), followed by Chinese. However, it’s not called the Big Apple for no complex hundreds of the cultural landscape emerges, mirroring today’s mobile globalized population. Finally, at the bottom, just a few hundred speakers of native North American languages represent the original inhabitants of the continent.
- Notable among these are the ones that exemplify the early history of immigration to New York from Europe, such as Italian and Yiddish.
- The way come as a surprise, considering its not as unusual as we may first think.
- Combined, the big three make up 80% of the total.
- Often they use one within the family and one or more for the society outside.
- Sadly, they may not be on the list a generation from now.