Official Languages

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Languages spoken here

Urdu (secondary) · Urdu (Latin translit.) (secondary)

“Secondary” means a community here speaks it alongside another language. It is not a statement of official or minority-language status.

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Guyana

Peoples

Largest first.

People	Population	Language	Religion
East Indian	446000	Hindustani, Sarnami	Hinduism
Guyanese	158000	Guyanese Creole	Christianity
Guyanese, Mullato	82000	Guyanese Creole	Christianity
Amerindian, Detribalized	67000	English	Christianity
Arawak	17000	Arawak	Christianity
Macushi	10000	Macushi	Ethnic Religions
Wapixana, Vapidiana	7600	Wapishana	Christianity
Warao	5600	Warao	Christianity
Akawaio	5600	Akawaio	Christianity
Patamona	5500	Patamuna	Christianity
Urdu	4300	Urdu	Islam
Carib, Galibi	3300	Carib	Christianity
British	2400	English	Christianity
Deaf	2100	Language unknown	Unknown
Aukan, Ndjuka	800	Aukan	Christianity
Pemon, Arekuna	600	Pemon	Ethnic Religions
Wai-Wai, Katawian	300	Waiwai	Christianity

Languages

15 languages recorded here.

Akawaio

Arawak

Aukan

Carib

English

Guyanese Creole

Hindustani, Sarnami

Language unknown

Macushi

Patamuna

Pemon

Urdu

Waiwai

Wapishana

Warao

All catalogue fields

148 fields recorded

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iso3: GUY
iso2: GY
ctry: Guyana
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rlg3primary: 1
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c_10_40window: N
rog2: LAM
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harvest_ctryshort: Guyana
harvest_countrynamechinese: 圭亚那
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harvest_countrynamegermanshort: Guyana
harvest_countrynameindonesian: Guyana
harvest_countrynameindonesianshort: Guyana
harvest_countrynameitalian: Guyana
harvest_countrynameitalianshort: Guyana
harvest_countrynamekorean: 가이아나
harvest_countrynamekoreanshort: 가이아나
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harvest_countrynamenorwegianshort: Guyana
harvest_countrynameportuguese: Guiana
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harvest_countrynamerussian: Гайана
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harvest_securitylevel: 0
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harvest_provincesdisplayable: Y
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harvest_source: pjj
harvest_editname: BM
harvest_editdate: 09/12/02 00:00:00