iibyo [ĩbjo]  adj. long. Lapo iibyo. A long arm. iibyoja adj. longest. iibyoya adj. longer.

iidan   See: adan. 

iichi padu   n. (Zool.) Ant Lion; Doodlebug .

iidii   adj. hot, of food; spicy. iidiija adj. hottest; most spicy. iidiiya adj. hotter; more spicy.

iimyo   n. (Bot.) Aconite (Aconitum ferox), a variety of poison collected from the tuber of a high-altitude herbaceous flowering plant. Encycl: the tuber is made into a paste an applied on arrow tips .

iin [ĩ:]   interj. Yes.  Usage: interjection used to give an affirmative reply to yes/no question, or to punctuate a conversation with expressions of agreement. A: Nanya niinyi ajin sii nyan an? B: Iin. A: Are you and Nanya friends? B: Yes we are. A: No seminar pa ha adu nii? B: Iin. A: Do you come to attend the seminar? B: Yes (I do).

ii'nga [i´ŋa]   n. child; baby; infant. Anyo iinga ako butiiku. Anyo has given birth to a baby. ii'nga-milobo n. son. ii'nga-nyimii [i´ŋa ´ñimi] n. daughter. ii'nga gii vcn. to be pregnant; to bear a child. ii'nga giinii 1. n. one who is pregnant (unspecified). 2. ncl. pregnant.

iipii   vt. to sweep (sweep out/sweep up), to broom. Mo anyi mi iipiikiinento. Let them broom. iipi-nanii n. traditional sweeping broom made from dried, tightly-clasped maize husks.

iiran [irã]   n. portion of the veranda (either front or back) located just along the outer wall. iiran alye n. door separating the front veranda from *byachi/*byaran. Encycl: this entrance is closed during a ritual marked by domestic claustration. Syn: byago alye . byago iiran n. portion of the front veranda located just along to the outer wall. uko iiran n. portion of the rear veranda located just along to the outer wall. Ant: byago iiran.

iirii   n.  horn. Usage: Hija. Sii iirin. Cow horn. Var: arii.

iirii   n. fumigation of paddy hays against rodents. kubu iirii n. fumigation in rat holes to catch rats.

iiro o khiinin n. preparation of rice/millet beer.

iis-iis   interj. Scat! Shoo! Usage: interjection used for chasing away dogs, chicken or pigs.

 

iisan   n. high jump. iisan lyo vcn. to perform high jump. dulu iisan lyokasiiniin ncl. high jump competition displayed by the youngsters during the procession (*penii-inniin) of a *murun.

 

iita   n. stinger, on bees, wasps, etc.