French Guiana
Official Languages
French is the official language. French Guianese, creole and Amerindian languages are still spoken. The number of languages listed for this country is twelve languages. All of these are languages that have not died yet. Six Amerindian languages, four maroon dialects and Hmong Njua are spoken throughout French Guiana. Other languages include Portuguese, Hakka, Haitian, Spanish, Dutch and English. Some other spoken languages include Javanese, Saramaccan and Wayampi. French Creole is a French-based creole language. The people of African descent speak Taki-Taki. This is a language based partly on English.
Official Languages
French is the official language. French Guianese, creole and Amerindian languages are still spoken. The number of languages listed for this country is twelve languages. All of these are languages that have not died yet. Six Amerindian languages, four maroon dialects and Hmong Njua are spoken throughout French Guiana. Other languages include Portuguese, Hakka, Haitian, Spanish, Dutch and English. Some other spoken languages include Javanese, Saramaccan and Wayampi. French Creole is a French-based creole language. The people of African descent speak Taki-Taki. This is a language based partly on English.
History
Originally was inhabited by people who were indigenous and this is where they Amerindian languages come from. Christopher Columbus found Guiana in 1498 and the French settled on the land 100 years later. The Arawak Indians were the first tribe to live in the area of the French Guiana. The Caribs were the next tribe to inhabit the land. The French were the first Europeans to inhabit this language. They inhabited this language when they were trying to find the lost city of gold. The first settlement failed because of Indian attacks and the climate. In 1634, the French settled again and were there to stay. The French tried to colonize Guiana in mid-1700’s but this effort failed. French Guiana became a prison colony and the French sent convicts there. They were especially sent to Devil’s Island. Gold was discovered in 1855 and the status of the prison colony ended in 1940. There was a territory of Inini that was mostly made up of French Guiana. This was removed when the French Guiana official became an overseas department of France in 1964.
Originally was inhabited by people who were indigenous and this is where they Amerindian languages come from. Christopher Columbus found Guiana in 1498 and the French settled on the land 100 years later. The Arawak Indians were the first tribe to live in the area of the French Guiana. The Caribs were the next tribe to inhabit the land. The French were the first Europeans to inhabit this language. They inhabited this language when they were trying to find the lost city of gold. The first settlement failed because of Indian attacks and the climate. In 1634, the French settled again and were there to stay. The French tried to colonize Guiana in mid-1700’s but this effort failed. French Guiana became a prison colony and the French sent convicts there. They were especially sent to Devil’s Island. Gold was discovered in 1855 and the status of the prison colony ended in 1940. There was a territory of Inini that was mostly made up of French Guiana. This was removed when the French Guiana official became an overseas department of France in 1964.
Interesting Facts
They use the Euro for their currency. This country is also a part of the Eurozone because it is a part of France. Their population is 192,000 people. The literacy rate is around 80 percent. The schooling in French Guiana is based off of the structure of school in France. It is an overseas region of France. The reason that the “French” part was added in front of Guiana is because in the colonial times there were five colonies named Guiana so this is part of how they made them different. French names are often used for children. Popular names for boys are often combined in a French way. They become Jean-Paul or Jean-Pierre, for example. Girl’s names often end in Et which means little. Examples are Yevette, Susette and Jeanette.
They use the Euro for their currency. This country is also a part of the Eurozone because it is a part of France. Their population is 192,000 people. The literacy rate is around 80 percent. The schooling in French Guiana is based off of the structure of school in France. It is an overseas region of France. The reason that the “French” part was added in front of Guiana is because in the colonial times there were five colonies named Guiana so this is part of how they made them different. French names are often used for children. Popular names for boys are often combined in a French way. They become Jean-Paul or Jean-Pierre, for example. Girl’s names often end in Et which means little. Examples are Yevette, Susette and Jeanette.
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