Stress & Emphasis
These cognates are easily mispronounced, just because the emphasis is different between English and Afrikaans. Latin roots often have an opposite stress pattern in Afrikaans and English. The acute accents are used to show where the stress falls
English | Afrikaans | ||
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président mínister lémon válley áctive díálogue téleskoop pátriot rébel expériment horízon fígure | presidént miníster lemóén valléí aktíéf dialóóg teleskóóp patriót rebél eksperimént hórison figúúr |