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AFRIKAANS |
IPA |
ENGLISH |
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Vowels |
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01 |
A (kort) tak, takke |
[a] |
Askhenasi |
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02 |
AI (kort + I) kaia |
[aɪ] |
thAI, tIE |
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03 |
A/AA (long) taak, take |
[ɑː] |
After (British accent), Awesome (American accent) |
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04 |
AAI (long + I) raai |
[aːɪ] |
crY, drY |
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05 |
E (kort) bed |
[ɛ] |
Effort |
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06 |
E/EE (long) skeep, skepe |
[iˑǝ] |
EErie |
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07 |
O (kort) dof, bokke |
[ɔ] |
AUstria (British accent), |
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08 |
OI (kort + I) oi |
[ɔɪ] |
pOIse |
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09 |
O/OO (long) doof > dowe |
[oˑǝ] |
wIsdom, twIn |
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10 |
OOI (long + I) mooi |
[ɔˑɪ] |
lOYal |
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11 |
I (kort) kis, klip, klippe |
[ǝ] / [ɪ] |
cUrse |
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12 |
I/IE (long) misie, kies |
[iː] |
East |
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13 |
U (kort) mus, musse |
[ɵ] |
Urn |
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14 |
UI (kort + I) muis, muise |
[œʏ] |
Urn+East |
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15 |
U/UU (long) nuwe, nuut |
[yː] |
mÛr (French) |
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16 |
OU mou |
[ɔʊ] |
tOW |
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17 |
OE boek |
[ʊ] / [u] |
bOOk |
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18 |
OEI koei |
[uˑɪ] |
phOOEY, bOEY |
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19 |
EEU leeu |
[iˑʊ] |
EAst + tOOk |
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20 |
EE > EU lees > leus |
[iˑǝ] > [øˑǝ] |
EErie > nEUro |
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21 |
EI/Y > UI ly/lei > lui |
[ǝɪ] > [œʏ] |
AIn't > Urn+EAster |
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22 |
I(IE) > U miere > mure |
[iː] > |
EAst> mÛr |
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KONSONANTE |
CONSONANTS |
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23 |
B bok |
[b] |
Bike |
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24 |
D dof |
[d] |
Deaf |
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25 |
F/V fel/vel |
[f] |
Fell |
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26 |
H (+ short vowel) hok H+EE = heel |
[ɦ] |
Hawk YEArn |
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27 |
K klim |
[k] |
King |
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28 |
L las |
[l] |
Least |
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29 |
M mamma |
[m] |
Most |
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30 |
N nonnie |
[n] |
Nose |
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31 |
P pappa |
[p] |
Pen |
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32 |
S sussie |
[s] |
Sense |
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33 |
T tatta |
[t] |
Tense |
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34 |
Z zoeloe |
[z] |
Zulu |
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35 |
R karre |
[rː] |
(no English equivalent) the R is rolled like in Spanish PERRO |
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36 |
G (sag) berge |
[g] |
go, get |
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37 |
G (gutteral) berg |
[x] |
No English equivalent |
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38 |
C (not in Afrikaans) s or k circle (English) > sirkel (Afrikaans) |
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Not in Afrikaans |
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39 |
Q = (not in Afrikaans) kw kwart |
[kv] [kw] |
quart |
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40 |
X = (not in Afrikaans) ks ekstra |
[ks] |
X extra |
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41 |
J jas |
[j] |
«Y» yes |
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42 |
W (hard) wat |
[v] |
«v » vast |
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43 |
W (soft if receded by T, D, K, or S) twak, dwars, kwart, swart |
[w] |
“wh” when |
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VOORVOEGSELS |
PREFIXES |
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44 |
VER verstaan |
FUR, FIRst (rolled R) |
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GE gestaan |
GIrl, GErtrude (Gutteral R) |
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46 |
BE bestaan |
BIrth, BIscuit |
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47 |
HER herhaal |
Her HARRy |
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48 |
ONT onthaal |
Ont ONTology |