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English term or phrase:
Guayanan vs. Guianese
English answer:
Guyanese
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Please explain the difference in usage between these two adjectives that apparently refer either to nationality (from Guyana) or from a specific geographic region.
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Guyanese
The way I read this excerpt from Merriam-Webster Online, Guyanese is the correct term for "from/of Guyana", while either Guianan or Guianese is used for "from/of Guiana".
Main Entry: Gui·a·na
Pronunciation: gE-'a-n&, -'ä-n&; gI-'a-n&
Usage: geographical name
region N S. America bordering on the Atlantic & bounded on W & S by Orinoco, Negro, & Amazon rivers; includes Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, & adjoining parts of Brazil & Venezuela
- Gui·a·nan /-n&n/ adjective or noun
- Gui·a·nese /"gI-&-'nEz, "gE-&-, -'nEs/ adjective or noun
Main Entry: Guy·ana
Pronunciation: gI-'a-n&
Variant(s): or formerly British Guiana
Usage: geographical name
country N S. America on Atlantic coast; a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations since 1970 capital Georgetown area 83,000 square miles (215,800 square kilometers), population 755,000
- Guy·a·nese /"gI-&-'nEz, -'nEs/ adjective or noun
Note: No "a" between "u" and "y".
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Oh dear. I think I\'ve just understood what your question is really about. According to my old atlas (from 1982) the Guiana Highlands = Macizo de la Guayana - with the extra \"a\". My new atlas (2001) has only Guyana and no mention of any highlands. If you mean people from the Guiana Highlands and not from the republic of Guyana, Guianese or Guianan would be correct.
Main Entry: Gui·a·na
Pronunciation: gE-'a-n&, -'ä-n&; gI-'a-n&
Usage: geographical name
region N S. America bordering on the Atlantic & bounded on W & S by Orinoco, Negro, & Amazon rivers; includes Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, & adjoining parts of Brazil & Venezuela
- Gui·a·nan /-n&n/ adjective or noun
- Gui·a·nese /"gI-&-'nEz, "gE-&-, -'nEs/ adjective or noun
Main Entry: Guy·ana
Pronunciation: gI-'a-n&
Variant(s): or formerly British Guiana
Usage: geographical name
country N S. America on Atlantic coast; a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations since 1970 capital Georgetown area 83,000 square miles (215,800 square kilometers), population 755,000
- Guy·a·nese /"gI-&-'nEz, -'nEs/ adjective or noun
Note: No "a" between "u" and "y".
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Oh dear. I think I\'ve just understood what your question is really about. According to my old atlas (from 1982) the Guiana Highlands = Macizo de la Guayana - with the extra \"a\". My new atlas (2001) has only Guyana and no mention of any highlands. If you mean people from the Guiana Highlands and not from the republic of Guyana, Guianese or Guianan would be correct.
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Roddy Stegemann
: I agree with Guyanese for the people of the Republic of Guyana.
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Does this help?
My problem was that I had used a standard Guianese (East Caribbean) idiom which was not standard English. The difference lay in Caribbean English Usage. That was the beginning.
http://oed.com/newsletters/1997-01/dceu.html
Guayanan Highlands moist forests
This ecoregion is located in the highlands of southern Venezuela and northern Brazil, and
extends into western Guyana and Eastern Colombia. The region sits on the Guayanan
Shield which underlies the northern region of South America. It hosts vast expanses of tall primary rainforest and open, treeless or nearly treeless savannas, and rich gallery forests. Elevations range from 500-1500 m above sea-level, and the climate is seasonal and humid, with 2000-2400mm rainfall annually. Here, rugged terrain and unique creatures abound, as this region is an elevational "island" surrounded by llanos and lowland forest.
http://ecoalliance.tripod.com/ecoregion-guayana.htm
http://oed.com/newsletters/1997-01/dceu.html
Guayanan Highlands moist forests
This ecoregion is located in the highlands of southern Venezuela and northern Brazil, and
extends into western Guyana and Eastern Colombia. The region sits on the Guayanan
Shield which underlies the northern region of South America. It hosts vast expanses of tall primary rainforest and open, treeless or nearly treeless savannas, and rich gallery forests. Elevations range from 500-1500 m above sea-level, and the climate is seasonal and humid, with 2000-2400mm rainfall annually. Here, rugged terrain and unique creatures abound, as this region is an elevational "island" surrounded by llanos and lowland forest.
http://ecoalliance.tripod.com/ecoregion-guayana.htm
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Iftekhar Hassan
: IMHO your answer is also correct based on question related to nationality and region of Guyana,
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Guianese
Citizen of Guayana is known as Guianese
http://europa.eu.int/comm/translation/currencies/entable1.ht...
Guyana Cooperative Republic of Guyana GY Georgetown Guyanese Guyanese Guyanese dollar GYD cent
http://europa.eu.int/comm/translation/currencies/entable1.ht...
Guyana Cooperative Republic of Guyana GY Georgetown Guyanese Guyanese Guyanese dollar GYD cent
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Anna Haxen
: "Guianese" or "Guianan" if we're talking about people from the Guiana Highlands. See note below my own answer.
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Guayanan
guiano/-a (Portuguese)
guayano/-a (Spanish)
guyana (French for the Republic of Guyana)
guyane (French for the territory of French Guiena or French Guiana depending on your taste)
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After viewing a view of the speeches on the Republic of Guyana embassy\'s home page I would go for Guyanese when referring to the people from the Republic of Guyana.
guayano/-a (Spanish)
guyana (French for the Republic of Guyana)
guyane (French for the territory of French Guiena or French Guiana depending on your taste)
As one of our ProZ.com members is often prone to say: Good Luck Dr. Powers!
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After viewing a view of the speeches on the Republic of Guyana embassy\'s home page I would go for Guyanese when referring to the people from the Republic of Guyana.
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Guianese with ref to British Guiana and Guyanese with ref to the independent Guyana
Traditionally, Guiana and Guianese have been used to refer to the British (colonial) Guiana. Since independence, it has been often referred to as Guyana and Guyanese. so both are correct, but Guyana and Guyanese would rather refer to the independent nation, its currency, etc.
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