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iriti (adv) indefinitely; (n) cloud(s)
iritro (adv, adj, pron) both
irizori (adj) the second one (also irizo, irizuri) eg Danieli Arapu Moi ni andra Kenya ma suru drile irizori. = Daniel Arap Moi was Kenya's second president.
isaku (n) sieve, container with holes at the bottom for filtering local salt or aitipa from ash
ise (n) grasshopper (also ese), symbol in Maracha - my Lugbara clan; (v) pull, homorocoryphus nitidulus (scientific name), nsenene in Luganda (Nsenene is the Grasshopper clan in Buganda [with names like Kalibala, Kawalya, Kimera, Masembe, Mwebe, etc]), ensenene in Runyankore, eating by humans permitted in Leviticus 11:...
isekise (n) gum, glue
isi (adj) automatic (v) you write; move, climb down, you build
isilamuni (n) islamic (also silamuni) eg Opi Fahadi ni isilamuni. = King Fahd is islamic.
Isiraeli (n) Israel eg "North West" isu ru biza Isiraeli-a. = North West received baptism in Israel.
isita (n) movement, climbing down (also isiza)
IsiZulu (n) language widely spoken all over South Africa, one of the Nguni languages related to Xhosa, SiSwati and Ndebele
isu (v) find, get, receive (also esu); muscle eg Mi ico Wendi ni isu Alanosi-a ra! = You can find Wendy at Alanos Country Club!
isuta (n) finding
Italia (n) Italy (also Itali) eg AC Milani enga Italia-a. = AC Milan is from Italy.
ite (v) prepare eg porridge
Itegbara (n) half-breed who is both Itesot and Lugbara, someone with parents from both Teso and Lugbaraland (pronounced Itebara, also Lugbateso) eg Eli ni Itegbara. = Eli is an Itegbara.
iti (n) tamarind (sometimes eti) eg Lugbara azi ki iti omve IT. = Some Lugbara call tamarind IT [pronounced eye tea].
itini odaza (n) foundation (also itini o'beza)
itisi (n) coiled cloth or other material on which a pot is carried on the head
ito (v) rescue
itota (n) rescue (also itoza)
itu (n) coconut palm, borassus tree; sun, time of day from 1st at 7am to 12th hour at 6pm; (v) kick eg Babi zi: Itu ngo? = Barbie asked: Where is the coconut palm?
ituka (n) sunshine (also etuka) eg Edi ri ituka-a. = Edi sat in the sunshine.
ituku (n) minute
itusi (adv) during the day
Ive ra! (phr) You got burnt/ Thanks for the food! (also E ve ra!) (fig.)
ivezaru (adj) burnt
ivi (n) pus, tsetse fly, white chalk
ivu (n) basket made from the covering of sorghum stalk
ivua (n) food basket plate
iwa (n) beer eg Iwa mvuza onzi mi alata ni! = Drinking alcohol is bad for your health!
iwu (n) era, period, season; (v) you collect, remove
iya (interj, v) you shake, sort eg Fifi Hafi ngo ongo: Iyanga (Mi Ma Ruati). = Fify Hafy sang the song "Shake (Your Body)".
iyi (n) water (also yi)
iyitia (adv) ashore
i'yo (n) word, speech (also e'yo, ijo in Aringa) eg Haruna ni i'yo nze Soso Senita alea. = Haruna is giving a speech inside Social Centre.
iza (n) meat (also za); sin (also ezata, izata), (v) spoil (also eza)
iza'ba (n) wrongdoer, sinner
izakizaru (adj) shameful, disappointing
izapi te 'di (n) spoilt and unhatched egg (also izapi 'bori, alube, alugbe)
izata (n) sin eg Ico aco izata be! = Fight with sin!
ize (n) waste matter
izi (phr) you open; you ask; (v) pray eg Izi Gugo! = Ask Google!
izia (adj) thin
izinaka (n) bride, newly married woman
izio (n) groom, fiance (also mugole); in-laws
izita (n) prayer
izo (n) warthog; girlfriend
izu (adv) long; (v) increase eg Yene ngo ongo sawa izu. = Jhene sang for long.
izuru (adj) long, tall eg Dafini ni izuru. = Daphne is tall.