Sicilianu
Sicilian
- Global speakers: 4,700,000
- Glottocode: sici1248
- ISO 639-3: scn
New York City has been a major center for the Sicilian language since the late 19th century, when it was the principal language spoken by many of the millions of Italian immigrants arriving in the United States. Sicilian speakers are present, especially the older generation, in all the major Italian neighborhoods of the city (Ridgewood, Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge, much of Staten Island etc.) as well in the suburbs of Long Island, Westchester, and New Jersey — and the city even boasts a vibrant Sicilian-language poetry scene.
Sites
NYC neighborhoods or towns in the metro region where the language community has a significant site, marked by a point on the map:
Hudson
Bronx
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens