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As the great Suketu Mehta wrote in the accompanying essay, "By 1643, only nineteen years after the first Walloon settlers founded New Amsterdam, 18 languages were already being
spoken in the city—among a population of a mere 500." To hell with fictions of a homogenous past, linguistic & otherwise.
spoken in the city—among a population of a mere 500." To hell with fictions of a homogenous past, linguistic & otherwise.
January 3, 2026 at 3:29 AM
As the great Suketu Mehta wrote in the accompanying essay, "By 1643, only nineteen years after the first Walloon settlers founded New Amsterdam, 18 languages were already being
spoken in the city—among a population of a mere 500." To hell with fictions of a homogenous past, linguistic & otherwise.
spoken in the city—among a population of a mere 500." To hell with fictions of a homogenous past, linguistic & otherwise.