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An article on the Web site of The Times this afternoon describes the efforts of the Endangered Language Alliance at the City University of New York to track down New Yorkers who speak languages that are not only rare here but may be falling extinct in their homelands, too.

Which led us to wonder: What are the least-spoken languages in New York? While no such census data is available at the city level, the census’ American Community Survey has statewide figures. The survey asks residents what languages other than English they speak at home. These were the least common answers: