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. i (adj) some. Meyoon naa ko i mbubba. I gave her some dresses.
. i (op) you.
. i (spn) you.
. i (rm) ‘s. Suma jabar-i-mag. My brother’s wife.
. ibliis (n) satan, devil. Ibliis a ñu dee dugal ci yoon wu bon. Satan puts us on the wrong way.
. Ibu (n) Ebou, short form of Ebriama, man’s name, Abraham. Kale Ebu la. That is Ebou.
. ii (ex) an expression of surprise. Ii! Yow, danga dof. You! Are you crazy?
. iiñ (va) to be tired of something/one, loose esteem for. Jën dafa ma iiñ. I am tired of eating fish.
. iir (v) to cover, partition, obscure. Bul ñu lir. Do not obscure us.
. ijji (v) to read syllable by syllable. Mangee ijji araf yi. I am reading the alphabets syllable by syllable.
. ileer (n) hoe, farming tool. Aaba naa bena ileer pur yooka ko ci li ma am. I borrowed one hoe to add to what I have.
. ilif (v) to head, command. Mutuloo pur ilif ñu. You are not fit to be our leader.
. illa (n) urticaria. Liir gi dafa illa ci boppa. The child has urticaria on the head.
. Inch Allah (ex) if it pleases God (an Arabic expression). Inch Allah dina la seetsi. If God pleases, I will visit you.
. indaale (v) to bring along. Indaale naa ñoom Saam. I brought along Sam and the other.
. indé (n) steamer. Dama faate jënda indé. I forgot to buy a steamer.
. indiji (v) to go fetch. Dafa indiji ndox. She went to fetch water.
. iniwersité (n) university. Amanguñu iniwersité ci Gambia gi. We do not have yet a university in The Gambia.
. isi (v) to bring. Isi na bagaas yi. He brought the luggage.
. isin (n) factory. Am neñu ñenenti isin. We have four factories.
. islaam (n) Islam. Mam dama fonka Islaam bi. I am proud of the Islam.
. it (adv) too, also, equally and also. Ñun it bugga neñoo seet. We also want to look.
. itam/tamit (adv) also. Moom itam soona naa léggi. He is also tired now.
. ite (spn) you (emphatic)
. ite (va) to be interested. Ku am ite la ci liggéey bi. He is interested in the job.

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