 Guyanese Creole (an English-based creole with African and/or East Indian syntax) is widely spoken in Guyana.A number of Amerindian languages are also spoken by a minority of the population.These include Cariban languages such as Macushi, Akawaio and Wai-Wai; Arawakan languages such as Arawak (or Lokono) and Wapishana.