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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. |
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