Mazwi ane I.

Shona words beginning with I, each with its meaning in Shona, and in English where the dictionary has it.

i-Dit is (before nouns of classes 5, 9 and 10)I-iof straining under a load, of groaning, oh (surprise or annoyance)i-i-ioh (of delight)ibuimmature groundnut ibvaripen, be cooked, be fertile (of soil)ibviknee ibvisaoverripen, overcook, bring in a big harvest ibwestone, rock ichangopfuurajust past, recent ichi-this ichiberekabearing, producing, giving birth ichothat ichochithis very one, this one here ichochothat very one, that same iditruth, sincerity idofruit of the mudo tree idyagreat sinew of the thigh idyogluttony, constant eating idzatry, tempt idzithese idzothose, they (class 10)idzodzithese very ones idzodzothose very ones idzvanew igiratake to, bring to igowasp igomombelarge red wasp, hornet ihwoit (class 14), that (class 14)ihwohwothat very one (class 14)ihwohwuthis very one (class 14)iiiī IjipitaEgypt ika-able (verb ending)ikoit (class 12), that (class 12)iko zvinoright now, now ikokothere, over there ikokuhere, this (place)ikoyothere ikozvinonow, right now ikwetaequator ikwezheniequation imbahouse, home, sing imba hurubig house, royal house, toilet imba yekurarabedroom imba yepamusoroupstairs room, upper storey imbwadog, worthless person (as an insult)imbweboard game played with stones in holes imheseed husk, empty shell of a seed imiyou (plural), you (respectful)imi woyeoh dear (appealing to listeners)imoin there, inside (class 18)imomoin there imomuin here imvigrey hair imwe nguvasometimes, another time, at one time imwe nziraanother way, alternative inafour indalouse, lice inda musangogo wrong, go awry indanetiinternet indasitiriindustry, industrial area, manufacturing indavhiuinterview indavhiyuinterview, job interview indidzanakeep pace together, go together indipendenziindependence, independence day indiriracontinue, carry on IndonezhiyaIndonesia indyebitter inedible gourd ine musorotitled, with a head ingawhy, so, but surely, oh, so ingiink ingidzaadd, increase ingiraroast brown, fry until brown ingubhetaincubator ingweleopard iniI, me inifanduriinfantry inigiridhiendiingredient ininiI myself, me myself inishuwarenziinsurance inivhoisiinvoice inivhoyisiinvoice injiniengine injiniyaengineer injisiinothis inobatanidzaconnects, unites inobatsirahelps, is useful inobhadharapays inobvumiraallows, permits inochinjikaadjustable, changeable inodereradecreases, goes down inodziviriraprotects, prevents inoenderera mbericontinues, ongoing inofadzapleasing, delightful inofambiswais driven, is moved inogaralives, stays, always does inogarwais inhabited, is lived in inoitadoes, makes, causes inokoshaimportant, precious, valuable inokuragrows inokwanisikais possible, is achievable inomirastands inomiririrarepresents, stands for inomukaarises, wakes up inopagives, provides inopisahot, burning inoratidzashows, indicates, reveals inorondedzeranarrates, relates inosanganisacombines, mixes inosanganisiraincludes, involves, comprises inosanganisirwais included inoshandaworks, operates, is effective inoshandisauses inoshumareports inosvikaarrives, reaches inotakuracarries inotakurikaportable, can be carried inotangait begins, which comes first inoteverafollowing, next inotisays, which goes (of a saying)inotongwais ruled, is governed, is judged inotoratakes inotsigirasupports inotsigirwais supported inotungamiraleads inovandudzadevelops, improves inovimbisapromises, assures inowanikwais found, is available inowedzeraincreases, adds inoyangararafloats inoyereraflows institutioninstitutional (instrument) pitowhistle inuraun- (reversing verb ending)Inventoryinventory inyn'oanus, cloaca inzvahope, trust inzwahear, listen, feel inzwivoice, word, sound Ionion ipabe bad, be ugly, go bad (of food)ipapothere, then, right there ipapo aporight there, at that very spot ipirahave a drawback, be disadvantageous ipisaspoil, damage, make ugly ipothere, it (class 16)ipwasweet cane, sweet sorghum iraprotect oneself by knowledge, only then (after the fact)IrakiIraq irasaspoil things for oneself, blunder irithis irikaadd on, pile on irikidzaput on in layers, praise iripopresent, available, existing irothat, it (class 5)irorithis very one irorothat very one irwoit (class 11), that (class 11)irworwothat very one (class 11)isaput, place, take (somewhere)ishamobola plum ishechief, lord ishwaflying termites, winged termite isina kugadzikanaunstable, unsettled isina kukwanaincomplete, not enough IsitaEaster isuwe, us isusuwe ourselves, us ourselves isvithese (class 19)isvothose (class 19)isvosvithese very ones (class 19)isvosvothose very ones (class 19)iswawoven drying mat itado, make, cause ItariItaly IthiyopiyaEthiopia itisay itirana nharoargue, quarrel itsvanew itsvokidney itswabe done to itwabe done, be carried out ivavathese very ones (people)ivavothose very ones (people)ivhiki yakothat's your problem, tough luck ivhusoil, earth, ground ivothey, them iwapassive verb ending iwaraodd person, eccentric iwawothose (class 6)iwaya [iwawa]these very ones (class 6)iwayo [iwawo]those very ones (class 6)iweyou (singular)iwe pachakoyou yourself, yourself iweweyou yourself iwoit (class 3), they (class 6), those iwoyo [iwowo]that very one (class 3)iwoyuthis very one (class 3)iyahey, what!iya [iye]that (one already mentioned), those iyanaresemble each other, match iyehe, she, him iye zvinonow, right now iyesuwe ourselves iyeyethat very person, he himself, she herself iyithis iyothat, it (class 4 or 9)iyoyithis very one (class 4 or 9)iyoyothat very one (class 4 or 9)izanaexchange, swap IzirayeriIsrael izvezvinow, right now izvithese, this Izvothose, that (class 8), which izvozvi [izvezvi]now, right now, these very ones izvozvothose very ones, that very thing izwiword, voice izwi guruloud voice, final say, authority izwi rekutapaloanword, borrowed word izwi rokuumbiridzacompound word

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