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idro (n) rat
idu (v) light fire; praise
i'da (n) photo, picture, diagram, drawing; (v) show, appear, broadcast or screen on TV eg Gugo Lenizi ni 'yo: I'du i'da e'yo mini le vari dri! = Google Lens says: Take a photo of words you want to understand!
i'da ci (adj) visible (also i'da ce)
i'da ku (adj) invisible
i'data (n) appearance (also i'daza)
i'de (v) fall, fail, lose
i'di (n) porridge eg MUNGU mvu i'di ku. = GOD does not drink porridge.
i'do (v) start, begin (also e'do) eg Aiko i'do i-ma situdio "Mt." Wati Geri-a. = Aiko started his studio on Mt. Wati Road.
i'dota (n) start, beginning (also i'doza)
iere (adv) slowly (also e'yere)
ifi (n) truth, reality, meaning, seed eg Korini Ekaru sa ifi Mutunduwe-a. = Corinne Ekaru planted seeds in Mutundwe.
ifi kokoru (adj) meaningless
ifu (n) white ants gathered in the late afternoon around 3-4pm (also ofu)
iga (v) remember, think
igo (v) return eg Tasule igo. = Tasule returned.
igota (n) return
ija (n) firewood (also eja) eg Peri ni ija asi. = Perry is splitting firewood.
ije (n) rib
ijele (n) neighbour (also jo ijele, jirani) eg Ile mi ijele ma zi mini milerile! = Love your neighbour's daughter as you love yourself!
iji (adj, adv) left side; (v) bring eg Mi iji mi idri ta mba YESU ma baniki-a. = Bring your life to keep in JESUS's bank.
ijiribi (n) green vegetable (also ejiribi)
iju (n) lower hind part of leg, twins; (v) stretch
ika (adj) red; (n) sugarcane; (v) encourage eg Anzela su bongo ika. = Angela wore a red dress.
Ikafe (n) place in Yumbe, used as a refugee settlement area, about 60 kilometres from Arua
ikikia (n) small black ant
iko (v) fetch liquid
ikoza (n) fetching, scoop(ing)
iku (v) announce, make noise
ila (n) thorny bush that bears hard and orange fruits
ile (adv) down, (adj) low, (n) change
ili (n) knife, trowel (also ilia though can mean small knife); thigh; (v) chase, cut with knife or other tool, slide eg in football, roll, tickle eg Morini ni a'bua opi ili si. = Maureen is peeling bananas using a knife.
ilifiri (n) lust, craving, covetousness (also elifiri, tama)
ilifura (n) dust
ilipaku (n) brother heart fruit, tree with fleshy fruit that grows wild (also mundu i'di)
ilipili (adv) the only one, alone, lonely; (n) traditional knife
ilo (v) touch
ilu (v) look, descend, make a hole through, tell
ililua (n) small hole or opening created by removing the top surface using fingers or a tool
ima (n) owl; (pron) his/ her/ its (also i-ma, archaic i'ma)
imba (n) net; (v) teach; harden eg Mayokia ni 'ba imba Maraca Sekondari-a. = Mayokia teaches (people) at Maracha Secondary.
imba 'ba (n) teachers, educators, instructors, tutors, mentors
imbata (n) teaching, tutorial, lesson, education (also imbaza, embaza, embata, edukesoni) eg Fulu Figa kini: Imbata ni fungua. = Full Figure said: Education is the key.
imbapi (n) teacher eg Liliani ni imbapi. = Lilliane is a teacher.
imbi (n) remainder
imbu (v) jump towards you
imbuta (n) jump towards you
imu (v) come; mix eg Mi imu mavu! = Come to me!
imvata (n) inverter
imve (adj) white colour (pronounced inve, also emve); (v) make white eg Ma Suru Drile ini, te eri ma jo woro imve. = My president is Black, but his house is all white.