ideamiirinamiirinanidea, opinion, tendency, attitudemiiri14miirií-ínthought, idea, refectionO ye miiri ɲuman ye.That’s a good idea.hakililatahakililataá-í-í-á-án.compidea, thought, opinion, viewmiiriyamiiriyanidea, thought, reflection, hypothesisNin ye miiriya ɲuman ye.This is a good idea.bisigiya 1
idlerdɔkɛbalidɔkɛbalininactive, slacker, idler, lazybones, lazy person
ifni21niíconjif (conditional)N’i tagara lɔgɔ ra, i bi n bamuso ye.If you go to the market, you will see my mother.Ni nne kɛra peresidan ye, nne bi hinɛ fantanw na.If I become president, I will help the poor.Ni ne kɛra e ye... / Ni nne tun lo...If I were you...Matigi, n’i tun bi yan, nne balimacɛ tun ti sa.Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.yala niyala niconjif, whetherA ɲininka yala ni a bi taga Bobo bi.Ask him if he’s going to Bobo today.mana2manaif, when ... (hypothetical value)A mana kɛ ten ...If it is like that ...A mana mɔgɔ ye ...When he sees somebody ...
if notn'o tɛn'o tɛconjotherwise, if notAn kana an ka kanw lagosi, n'o tɛ an bi kɛ bolokɔfɛfɛn ye.We should not despise our languages, otherwise we will become despised ourselves.
illiteratekalanbalikalanbaliadjilliterate3.1.1Learnsɛbɛlɔnbali1sɛbɛlɔnbaliɛ́-ɛ́-ɔ́-á-ínilliterate3.1.1LearnkunfinkunfinnilliterateKunfin ye jɔn ye? Mɔgɔ min ma kalan fan si kɛ: mɔgɔ min ti se kalangwɛ ni sɛbɛnni na kan si la diɲɛ kɔnɔ.Who is illiterate? A person who has not studied in any language, a person who cannot read or write in any language of the world.
illnessbana 1banaà-ánsickness, illnessBana b’i la wa ? Ayi, n ka kɛnɛ kosɛbɛ !Are you unwell? No, I’m very well!Bana y’a minɛ.He is unwell.2.2.1Diseasejangara1jangaraã̀-à-ánillness, disease, sickness2.2.1Diseasefarigwan 2farigwanà-ì-ã́cffarigwangwaannillness, disease
ill-treatnimanɔgɔnimanɔgɔvmistreat, ill-treat, to cause suffering, torture
illustrationnataliyenataliyendrawing, sketch, map, illustration, schemaAli bi mɔgɔ nataliye kɛ.Ali is drawing a picture of a person.jaa21jaaáàcffoto1jaa2nillustration, image, picture, drawing, photo, filmjaa dilandraw a pictureɲɛgɛn21ɲɛgɛn21ɲɛgɛnɛ̀-ɛ̃́ndrawing, illustration, embellishment, colorjaa21
imagejaa21jaaáàcffoto1jaa2nillustration, image, picture, drawing, photo, filmjaa dilandraw a pictureɲɛgɛn21bisigi11bisigií-í-ínimage, form, silhouette, figure, shapeAla ye Hadama da a yɛrɛ bisigi la.God made Adam in his own image.foto2fotonPhotography, photograph, picture, imagetiginatiginandiagram, outline, image, sketch, map, plan, schemaka tigina dilan.draw a schema.
imamimamimamvar.alimaminimam2Personlimamilimaminimam, Muslim priest6.1Worker, occupationalimamialimamià-ì-à-í-í var.imamnimam, the man who leads prayer in the mosqueAlimami bi mɔgɔw laseli misiri kɔnɔ.The imam leads the people in their prayers in the mosque.6.1Worker, occupation