This is the 428th most frequent Afrikaans word.
inwoners
Inhabitants.
'Inwoners' here specifies the new individuals who have moved into a location, implying the action of establishing a residence.
Die nuwe inwoners het gou ingevoer met die buurt.
The new residents quickly settled into the neighborhood.
In this case, 'inwoners' denotes the inhabitants of the island, focusing on a specified group of people in a geographically defined area.
Ons weet baie min van die inwoners van daardie eiland.
We know very little about the inhabitants of that island.
Here, 'inwoners' refers to the people who reside in the city, indicating a communal or societal context.