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These were the homes of East Indians , as Indians are called to distinguish them from American Indians or ' Amerindians ' . The nomenclature is complicated . East Indians themselves rightly say that they are just as much West 7 OVER ...
These were the homes of East Indians , as Indians are called to distinguish them from American Indians or ' Amerindians ' . The nomenclature is complicated . East Indians themselves rightly say that they are just as much West 7 OVER ...
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Creolese is called talkie - talkie by the Guianese , and among the younger generation it is a second language which is not used when talking to educated people . It began as a lingua franca for slaves , who normally had no common ...
Creolese is called talkie - talkie by the Guianese , and among the younger generation it is a second language which is not used when talking to educated people . It began as a lingua franca for slaves , who normally had no common ...
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It was given its name by early French settlers in the Colony , who called it the ' qu'est - ce que dit ' . I have heard its cry even in the deepest Interior - but here it was long - drawn and dove - like , more haunting than the saucy ...
It was given its name by early French settlers in the Colony , who called it the ' qu'est - ce que dit ' . I have heard its cry even in the deepest Interior - but here it was long - drawn and dove - like , more haunting than the saucy ...
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The avenue which runs down Main Street was once a canal filled with the Victoria Regia2 lily , with 1 The French had , a few years before , begun a settlement at the same point , which they called Longchamps . 2 The Victoria Regia was ...
The avenue which runs down Main Street was once a canal filled with the Victoria Regia2 lily , with 1 The French had , a few years before , begun a settlement at the same point , which they called Longchamps . 2 The Victoria Regia was ...
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There is an area of the Gardens , called the Parklands , which has an incomparable collection of tropical flora in a natural setting - trees in the hot - houses at Kew are like miserably caged animals and it is impossible to enjoy them ...
There is an area of the Gardens , called the Parklands , which has an incomparable collection of tropical flora in a natural setting - trees in the hot - houses at Kew are like miserably caged animals and it is impossible to enjoy them ...
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African agricultural allowed Amerindians appear become believe Berbice British Guiana brought building built called canals cause cent coast Colony coloured Commission Company Constitution Demerara difficult District drainage Dutch East Indian economic elected English Essequibo estates fact factory fall Federation fields forest Georgetown give given Government Governor ground Guianese hand important increase Indian industry interests Interior labour land leaves less live look Mackenzie manager matter means ment miles move Negro never officer once Party plantations political population possible prepared problems produced Report result rice river road Rupununi schemes schools seems slaves Street sugar survey taken tion told town trees turned various village West workers