anglais

I - i

I	ń, nê
I am busy	bólo
I am fed up with your words!	bɔ́
I am full (thank you)	bɔ́
I am sick and tired of him	kùmu, kùmun, kùun
I am very concerned about it	hámin
I am very hesitant in this relation	gbílinya, gbíliya
I believe that...	lá, l'
I didn't keep it for an ordinary snake	jìi
I have a trip to take	dùudɔtaa
I have blabbed it out— I have said it impetuously	bɔ́
I have doubts about your affair	síkasika
I have doubts in this relation	síka
I have fallen into an urgent need of money	bìla
I have forgotten about it	hákili, hánkili, yíli
I have forgotten about that	bɔ́
I have forgotten it, about it	bɔ́
I have got broke	bóloladɔɔya, bólomadɔɔya
I have lost my appetite, I am not hungry any more	bɔ́
I have lost my case in the court	kídi, kíti
I have not enough money (for sth. concrete)	ládɛsɛ
I have nothing to do with it, I don't know anything	bàya
I have turned bankrupt	bè, bèn
I have warmed myself (with movement, by approaching a fire, etc.)	bɔ́
I hesitate	síkasika
I remembered my friend	bìla
I restrained myself from killing it (a snake)	jɛ̀dɛdɔmìda
I take off my hat to you, I bend down before you, I beg your pardon (the gesture "hands behind the back" (usually the right hand on top of the left) expresses the highest esteem and recognition of superiority of the other person, as if saying: "I'm your slave, dispose of me". The gesture, together with the speaking of self-disparaging words, is believed to be obligatory for magicians before public demonstrations of their art— otherwise, the magician will be exposed to countermagic)	bólo
I was desperate, I did not know what to do	sùdunɲa
I will not fail at that, I will not fail to discharge it	tó
I would like to be close to you	tɛ̀ɛla
I'll kick your ass!	sɔ́rɔn
I'm better, I'm recovering from my illness	jànkaro
I'm ruined, I have gone bankrupt	mánankun
I'm well now, I have recovered	jànkaro
I've lost my voice	fàa, kán
i) always, constantly' ii) eternity	wáati
i) she hasn't yet girdled herself with a leather belt, she hasn't yet girdled herself with a bead belt (i.e., she still has an age of innocence)— ii) he has nothing to do with it, he doesn't know anything	tù
i) strong and violent leopard— ii) vigorous youth	wùle, wùlen
i) to come to one's senses/ to regain consciousness— ii) to recover one's wits (to remember sth. important)	yíli
Ibrahima	Íburahima
ice	jísinbi
icecold	gbíligbili, gbílili
ichneumon ?	wɛ̀nsɛnfin
idea	míriya
identic	ɲɔ̀ɔn
identify	málɔn
identity	màlɔn
idiot	dájibɔla, nálonma
idle	báarantan
idle talk	bìribiri, dádɔkonteya, mànamanakan, nàanaa
idle talker	dádɔkomisɛn, dákosiyamannte
idleness	báarakɛbaliya, bátara, já
idler	bátaramɔɔ
idly	gbéwu
idol	bási, jò
if	bá, báa, b', mánà, ní, n'
if not	bàli, bàni
if only	álakò, álakosa, álamà, hálakò, sánkò, wálakò
if you don't work, you'll get no food	sú
ignorant	kùnfin
ignore sth.	bàli
ill-bred	màrabali
ill-fated	nàditɔ
ill-fated person	nɔ̀rɔjuu
illiterate	kùnfin
illness	bàna, jànkaro, ɲàman, sìdaya, sìraya
illness of unknown origin	álajankaro, álalajankaro
ill-treat	wáɲakiya
illuminate	dɔ́yeren
ill-wisher	bɛ̀sɛnkɔnin, fàden
image	bìsiki, jìya, lánma, sínkɔn
imaginary	bìsiki
imagine	bìsiki
imam	àlimaamin, àlimami, àlimamin, àlimani, ìmaamun, ìmáamun
Imam's functions	àlimamiya, ìmaamunya
Imam's position	àlimamiya, ìmaamunya
Imam's status/	àlimamiya, ìmaamunya
Imam/ the mollah who presides a prayer— the main mollah of a mosque	ɲɛ́baa
imbue	lásu
imitate	dèyi, jáka, lá, lá, ládɛ̀ɛn, l', l', súman
immediately	íkɔdɔ, íkɔrɔ, ńtelemà
immensely	hábutayi
immobilize	mágban
immodesty	jɛ̀dɛdɔbaya
immortal	bánbali, sàbali
immortality	bánbaliya
immovable property	tàbali
impede	sà
imperfection	dáfabaliya
impermeable to water	dɔ́bɔ, rɔ́bɔ
implant	ládaa
implement	dàbarimafen
impolite	màrabali
impoliteness	fàrati
import	lásɛnɛ, násɛnɛ
importance	bònɲa, bùnɲa, ɲàtɔnɔ
important	bèlebele, bòn, bònba
important person	wàna
importunity	bìlańna
impose	ládaa, wájibiya
imposing	dɛ̀gbɛsa
impoverish	bólokolonya
imprecation	dánka
impregnate	lásu
impress	sàn
imprison	fɛ́rɛmɛ
improve	bɛ̀dɛya, bɛ̀rɛya, fìsamannteya, fìsaya, lábɛ̀dɛya, láɲà, ɲà
improvement	fìsaya, lábɛ̀dɛya
impudence	ɲádɔja, ɲárɔja
impute sth.	lá, l'
in	dɔ́, nɔ́, rɔ́
in a large mass	búyi, búyii
in a large quantity	bódobada, bódobadi, bórobari, búyi, búyii
in a little while	kɔ́la
in a thick column	bɔ́lɔlɔ, bɔ́lɔlɔlɔ
in abundance	pɔ́tɛ
in any case	jáate
in apathy	búdɛ
in broad daylight	jénjen
in circles	tíntan
in fact	fɔ́nsila
in front of	dáfɛ̀, ɲákɔdɔ
in good health	jɔ́njɔn
in great number	bérebere, pɔ́rɔ
in hard situation	gbɛ̀lɛn
in order that	jɔ̀nsá, jɔ̀ɔnsá, kósa
in order to	álakò, álakosa, hálakò, kànató, wálakò, wálasa
in particular	gbéngben
in quality of	-lama, -nama, -rɔma
in reality	tíkitiki
in short	lásudunɲa
in spite of all this...	bɛ́ɛ
in the course of	sènfɛ̀
in the dead of night	yérenyeren
in the evening	wùra
in the form of	-lama, -nama, -rɔma
in the presence of	ɲána
in the process of	ídɔ
in the sake of	kósɔ̀n
in the wilderness	wà
in this direction	bɔ́lɔn
in two weeks	bì, bìn
in what concerns	jáate
inability	bàli
inanimate	bálobali
inanition	fàdi-bɔ-n-na
incantation	hárafu, kírisi
incapacity	dɛ́sɛ, séntanya
incidentally	àdon, àdonfan
incisor	dálaɲin
incite	dɔ́soronko, dɔ́su, lásu, sún
incivility	fàrati
incline	májɛ̀nkɛ
include	tà
income	sɔ̀dɔnda
incomlete matter	tɔ̀kajɛ
incomparable	kólikoli
incomplete	dáfabali, dáfabali
incongruity	bìlakojuuya
inconvenience	dɔ̀gbɛdɛn
increase	bònbaya, bònɲa, bònɲa, bùnɲa, bùnɲa, dɔ́bònɲa, jíriwa, lábònɲa, lábùɲa, mábònɲa, mábùnya, mákàfo, màkafoli, yíriwa
increase in size	lábònɲa, lábùɲa
incur losses	bè, bèn
indeed	hátɛ, sérere, séretete
indefinite noun	máfìli
indefiniteness	màfili
independence	jɛ̀dɛta
independent	tùunbali
index, index finger, forefinger	bólokoenɛn
Indian almond	wɔ́rɔ
indigene	dùuren
indigent	bólomadɔɔ, bólomandɔɔ, dɛ́sɛbaatɔ, dɔ̀ɔtɔ, fàantan, sɛ̀ɛbaatɔ
indigo	kàra, kàraju
indigo dye	bìle, bìlɔ, bùle, bùlo
indiscreet	dádɔterin, dádɔterin, dálakalin, dálakalin, dálaterin, dálaterin, dámandi, dámandi, dárɔterin, dárɔterin
indiscreet person	dáfara
indolence	bátara, já
induce	kúnun
indulge	bìla
industiousness	dùrukɔtɔ
industrial production	dɛ̀ɛnnya
industrial-made threads	bɔ̀lɔti
industrious	kìsɛ, kìsɛ, kìsɛma
indvidual	fàditii
inexpencive	dáduman
infamy	lèebu, ɲèebu
infer	mábɔ
inferiority complex	kìsikasa
infidel	Álantan, Álantan
infinitive suffix	-la, -na
infinity	bánbaliya
inflame	mɛ́nɛ, mɛ́nɛn
inflate	lábònɲa, lábùɲa
inflict flatulence on smb.	bìnbi
influence	dáraja, dáraya
influential person	dába
inform	kìbaro, kìbaroya, lálɔnnin
inform about	láse
inform about one's departure	sàra
inform against smb.	mábòri
inform in advance	sàra
informed	kàlamà
informing	làlɔnnin
infrequent	gbóman
infuriate	fáɲa, láfaɲa
ingot	ɲádan
inhabitants	mìrindi
initial	kùnfɔlɔ, kùnfɔlɔma
initial cause	bɔ́nsun
initial letter	sɛ́bɛren
initiate	cèbeya, cɛ̀baya, kɛ̀baya, lácɛ̀baya, lájìi, lákɛ̀baya, nájìi
initiate (to adulthood)	kɛ́nɛ
initiate a child	fúwa
initiate smb. into adulthood	bùre, gbère
initiated were those children who had grown enough	lájìi, nájìi
initiation	bólokoli, kɛ́nɛ, sòli
initiation griot	kɛ́nɛjeli
injection	púru
injure	bárama, jókin, jóyin, jɔ́ki, jɔ́ku, mábarama
ink	dáwa, dúba, dúbaji, dúwa, dúwaji
inkpot	dúbabada, dúbadaa, dúba-dúba, dúwadaa, dúwadaa
in-law	bídan, bíran, nìmɔɔ, nùmɔɔ
in-laws	bídanɲɔɔnma, bíranɲɔɔnma
inlet	bábolon
inn	lóndanjiyabon
inner corner	sóngben
inner side	kɔ́nɔdɔ, kɔ́nɔrɔ
inner side of cheeks	kɛ̀nkɛn
inquire insistently	dɔ́gbɛ̀dɛn
inquisitive	kólandi
inscribe	másɛbɛ
insect	ɲàaraɲàara
insert	báli, ládòn, sɔ́rɔn
insert sth. across	bànamin
inside	kɔ́nɔ
inside, in	-dɔ́-, -nɔ́-, -rɔ́-
insignificant	kàlantan, kɔ̀lɔkɔlɔ
insipid	káratata
insist	bɔ̀ɔdɔdɔ̀n, mábanban
insist upon	mábinbin
insiste	sínsin
insiste on	mágbɛ̀lɛya
insolent	dádɔgbo, dádɔgbo
insomnia	ɲámatɛɛ
inspector	gbèlunna
inspire	sánkɔdɔtà, yílidòn
inspire smb. to speak	dádɔcɛ, dádɔkɛ
inspire smb. to speak, prompt smb. to speak	dɔ́kɛ
inspire with awe	másilan
install	bunta, lásìi, másìi
install firmly	báraka
install temporarily	dènkentu, dènkentun, dɛ̀nkɛntun
instantly and irretrievably	báfu, báho, báhu
instead	sáni, sánin
instead of	màmanà, nàmanà, nàminà, nɔ̀ɔna, yànín, yánnì
instigate	tɔ́si
institution	báarabon
instruct in sth.	lábìla
instruction	yélendɔya
instrument	báarafen, báarakɛmuran, báaralan, jɔ́ɔran, kànke
instrumental	-lan, -nan, -ran
insufficient	dɛ́sɛnɛn
insult	bàa, bìla, dálakojuuya, jɛ́bɛ, nànin
insult of one's spouse's parents (when quarrelling)	bìnsan, bìsan, bònsan, bɔ̀nsan, gbònsan
insult severely	láwùlen
insurmontable	tàna
insurmountable	bàlimako
intact	kában
intelligence	bìlakoɲinɲa
intelligent	hánkilima
intelligent person	yílilandi
intend	bìla
intend sth.	bìla
intensity	bònɲa, bùnɲa
intensive boiling	fúyafuya
intent	táwu
intention	wàninke
inter	bɛ́lɛ, bɛ́lɛn, sùdòn
intercede for	sòloná, sòlonná, sòlonnadon
intercept	bɛ̀n, lábɛ̀n, ɲɛ́bɛ̀n
intercourse	bìlaɲɔɔnmà
interdiction	tɔ́n
interdiction to mention	dúndu
interest	bɔ̀dɛ, bɔ̀dɔ, bɔ̀rɛ, bɔ̀rɔkɔ, nàfa, nàfan, tɔ̀nɔ
interethnic war	síɲɔɔya
interior angle	dóo
interjection	kánto
interknit	bànamini
interlace	bànamini
interlocutor	kúmaɲɔɔn
interloper	bìtikiye
intermediary	bóloma
intermingle	bàsan, féreke, kálanson, kólin, kólonson
internet	bɔ́lɔlɔ
interpret	dálamìda, dálamìna, fàsari
interpretation	fàsari
interpreter	dálamidala
interrupt	dádɔtɛ̀ɛ, dárɔtɛ̀ɛ, lálɔ̀, látàron, nálɔ̀, nátàron, tɛ̀ɛ
interrupt smb.	dálatɛ̀ɛ
interruption	bólotɛɛ
interruptor	bólotɛɛlan
intertwine	fíriɲa
interval	tɛ́, tɛ́la
intervening period	dènkentu, dènkentun, dɛ̀nkɛntun
intestin	nòo
intimate body parts	lèebu, ɲèebu
intimate friend	bádenma, bákelenma, nákelenma
intimidate	mábàabaa, másilan
intimidation	bàabaa, bàabaali
into a scuffle	láwùlen
intoxicate	mílo
intoxication	mílo
intransitive aorist	-da, -na, -ra
intransitive composed verb	kúmasobo, sóoro
intransitive verb	dànjɛdɛla
intrepidity	yílilatɛɛ
intrigue against	dàbari
intriguer	jáahili
introduce	bóso
introduce improvements	fìsaya
intruder	bìtikiye
intuition	bìsiki, sòbi
inundation	wáme, wámin
invade	lɔ̀ku
inveigle	kɔ́dɔtɛ̀ɛ
invention	gbèrematɛ̀ɛ
inverted commas	bànbada
investigate	fɛ̀sɛfɛsɛ, tírin
inveterated	wùle, wùlen
invigorate	láɲanamaya
invincible	bàlikɔdɔ
invisibility.fetish	dìbilan
involve	bìla, bólodòn, látɛ̀dɛ, látɛ̀rɛ, sèndòn, sènnadòn
involve in	láse
involve into senseless spending	bólomatiɲɛ
involvement	nɛ̀
iron	nɛ̀ɛ
iron has rusted, there appeared rust on the iron	lá, l'
iron kettle	dàa
iron ore	són
iron tree	gbéle
irretraceably	kɔ́sɔkɔsɔ, kɔ́sɔsɔ
irrigate	lásolin, másɔ, sɔ́
irritation	mɔ́nɛ
is it?	yáala
is that so?	báadìsá
Islam	díina, dína, sìlamaya
island	gbún, gbúnkun, tín
island of bush in savannah	búrun, búrunsa, búrusa, gbɔ̀fɔ
isn't it?	àni, ànisa, bàadi, báadìsá, hàni, hánìsá, kɔ̀ri
isolate	lákènsu
isolate oneself	kènsu
isolated	kálan
issue	bɔ́, bɔ́da, bɔ́li
it	à
it does not bother me	mátaama
it does not matter	tàna
it doesn't enjoy popularity— he is not in honour— he does not carry much weight	bá
it fits him by type and by size	sáa
it fits his foot— (fig.) he was lucky	bɛ̀n
it has got out of shape	sákanin
it has gotten fogged everywhere	búun
it has hailed	sánbɛlɛnin, sánbɛ̀rɛle, sánbɛ̀rɛnin
it has spoilt my appetite— it has relieved me from the feeling of hunger	bɔ́
it has warmed me up	bɔ́
it is cheap, inexpencive	dá
it is deep red and ripe	bádibadi, bɔ́dibɔdi
it is exactly so	jɔ́n
it is expensive	dá
it is going to rain	bìdikibadaka
it is groundless	bá
it is loud multicoloured	wúyuwɛyɛ
it is my fault	tó
it is not important	bá
it is prohibited, if is forbidden	dàa, dàha
it is very cold	nɛ́nɛ
it is very cold!	bɔ́
it is very hot	páyipayi
it is your turn to punch!	tùn
it looks like rain	bána, bánda
it was agreed, that...	bɛ̀n
it's hot	fùntanin
it's the illness that has made him loose weight	tè, tì
it's time to come to one's senses	bìlańyilidɔ
it's your turn	dákun
itch	máwaɲa, wáɲa, wáɲa, wáɲaki
itching	wáɲa
itinerary	fònfon
its	à
ivory	gbén