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This category contains articles related to the flora of Guyana. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. The categorisation scheme follows the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions
Guyanese Creole (Creolese by its speakers or simply Guyanese) is an English-based creole language spoken by the Guyanese people. Linguistically, it is similar to other English dialects of the Caribbean region, based on 19th-century English and has loan words from West African, Indian - South Asian , Arawakan , and older Dutch languages .
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Even as the only English-speaking country in South America, the majority of people in Guyana speak Guyanese Creole informally. Standard English, i.e. British English spelling and pronunciation, is used for all business and education and is typically consistently spoken by members of the upper and upper-middle class. [12]
English is the official language of Guyana, which is the only South American country with English as the official language. [1] [2] The Umana Yana in Georgetown; the name means "Meeting place of the people" in Waiwai. Guyanese Creole (an English-based creole with African, Indian, and Amerindian syntax) is widely spoken in Guyana. [1]
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English is the main language, and Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America, although many people in neighboring Suriname also speak English. British English is taught in school and used in Government and business. Guyanese creole, a pidgin of 17th-century English, African and Hindi words, is used at home and on the street.
Sagittaria guayanensis, the Guyanese arrowhead, [3] is a perennial aquatic plant species native to both the Old and New World. It has broadly hastate (arrow-shaped) leaves with ovate lobes. [ 4 ]