Die aanwyserliggie is naby die drukmeter.

Because Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for the, and you use it before each definite noun phrase:

• die aanwyserliggie = the indicator light
• die drukmeter = the pressure gauge / pressure meter

So repeating die here is completely normal, just like English repeats the in the indicator light is near the pressure gauge.

No. Afrikaans does not have grammatical gender in the article system the way Dutch or German do.

So die is used for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all genders

That makes Afrikaans simpler than some related languages in this area.

It is a compound noun, which is very common in Afrikaans.

It is made from:

• aanwyser = indicator / pointer
• liggie = little light / small light

Together, aanwyserliggie means indicator light.

Afrikaans often joins words together into one compound, where English may use two separate words.

Liggie is the diminutive form of lig.

• lig = light
• liggie = little light / small light

In practice, the diminutive is very often used for small objects, and an indicator light is naturally something small. So aanwyserliggie sounds very natural.

This does not always mean the speaker is being affectionate or cute. In Afrikaans, diminutives are often just the normal way to refer to small everyday things.

In Afrikaans, common diminutive endings include:

• -tjie
• -kie
• -pie
• -gie

Which one appears depends on the sound and spelling of the base word.

Here:

• lig becomes liggie

So when you see liggie, that is a clue that the noun is a diminutive.

Naby means near.

In this sentence, it links the subject to a location:

• is naby die drukmeter = is near the pressure gauge

So the structure is:

• Die aanwyserliggie = subject
• is = verb
• naby die drukmeter = location phrase

Yes, naby can be followed directly by a noun phrase:

• naby die drukmeter

That is completely normal.

You may also sometimes see naby aan, but in a sentence like this, plain naby is simple and natural.

Afrikaans main clauses usually follow the verb-second pattern.

Here the first element is the subject:

• Die aanwyserliggie

So the finite verb comes next:

• is

Then the rest follows:

• naby die drukmeter

That gives:

• Die aanwyserliggie is naby die drukmeter.

This is the standard word order for a simple statement.

No. Afrikaans verbs are much simpler than English verbs in this respect.

The verb is stays is regardless of the subject:

• Ek is
• Jy is
• Hy is
• Ons is
• Hulle is

So even if the subject changed, is would stay the same.

Drukmeter is another compound noun:

• druk = pressure
• meter = meter / gauge

So drukmeter means pressure meter or pressure gauge.

Again, Afrikaans often writes this kind of idea as one word.

You would usually get:

• aanwyserliggie → aanwyserliggies
• drukmeter → drukmeters

So a plural version could be:

• Die aanwyserliggies is naby die drukmeters.

Notice that the verb still stays is.

It is neutral and standard. It sounds like normal written or spoken Afrikaans, especially in a technical or descriptive context.

Nothing in it is especially slangy or overly formal.

Yes, a few things:

1. Compounds are written as one word
   Afrikaans often joins words where English keeps them separate:

   • aanwyserliggie
   • drukmeter

2. One article for everything
   Die works very broadly and does not change for gender.

3. Diminutives are very common
   Liggie is not strange or childish here; it is very natural.

4. Verb forms are simple
   Is does not change with the subject.

Those are all very typical features of Afrikaans.