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ill (to be)bẽedamevbe ill, be sickA bẽedame.He is sick. He is ill.synyĩnsa zabdameyĩnsa zabdameexpr.be sick, be illsynbẽedame
ill personbãadaã̀-ánsick person, ill person, patient, diseased, sick oneantnin-kɛɛma2.5.1Sick
illegitimate childtãmpĩirinillegitimate child, bastard, child of unknown fathersynkõeebre4.1Relationships
illiteracysebr zɩɩlemnilliteracy, unable to read
illnessbãagaá-ándisease, illness, sickness, malady, germNinsaal bɛy yaa bãag bala.The worst enemy of man is disease. (Proverb: man must take care of his health, for without health nothing can be achieved.)2.5.2Disease
illnessesbãaseá-én.plillnesses, diseases, sicknesses
illstẽn-kutumè-ú-únills, bad luck, woe, adversity, malediction, curse
ill-treatmaane1 3àvill-treat, mistreat, maltreat, operate in a bad way
illuminatewidgi2í-ìvto light up, kindle, put on the light, switch on the light, turn on light, illuminate (single instance)Widg bugmã tɩ yaa lika.Switch on the light for it is dark.wɩɩse2ɩ́-èvshine on, throw light on, enlighten, shed light on, to shine a light on, illuminateWɩɩs bugmã tɩ m gẽes m lagf sẽn lʋɩ.Shed light on the place so that I can look for my money that I dropped.wiidi2vto light up, kindle, put on the light, switch on the light, turn on light, illuminate
illuminationvẽenem1è-énclarity, light, lighting, illumination
illustratemak n wilgiexpr.illustrate
illustrationmakre1á-énillustration, example to illustrate, comparisonkaren-saamba rẽnda y rɩk makr tɩ d paam a wʋm võor sõama.
illy trotterzulgaúnLilly trotter (African Jacana)1.6.1.2Bird
imagemamsganplan, map, diagram, image, imitationwẽonegoéo-ònresemblance, similarity, likeness, clone, double, imageKa a meng ye, ya a wẽonego.It's not himself, it's his double.
imaginary scarecrowkuroogonimaginary scarecrow (which is evoked to cause a certain fright in the child), fictional monsterYʋʋm a yiib biig pa belgd na a kuroog ye.A two-year-old doesn't flatter himself with a fictional monster. (Proverb: you can cheat someone once for one reason or another (ignorance, naivety ...) but you cannot cheat him all the time.)
imbalance (be in)kɩlleɩ́-èvbe in imbalance, be bent to one sideYʋʋrã kɩllame.The pot is bent to one side.Tɩɩg lʋɩta a sẽn kɩllẽ.Proverb:: the tree falls towards the side it is tilted.antrooge
imbecilezoarengaáo-áadjidiot, fool, silly, imbecileNinsaan-zoarenga.Silly person.
imitatetogse2òvimitate, copy sb., mimic, do like / asBiigã togsda a ma.The child imitates his mother.syntogs-n-maanetogs-n-maanevimitatesyntogse2mamseàvdescribe, portray, depict, represent, imitate, make a likeness ofA mamsda bũmb a yiibu.He describes two things.synmake1make2 2
imitationtogs-n-taareò-á-énimitation, copyingmamsganplan, map, diagram, image, imitation
imitation of snoringkũrrr...kũrrradvimitation of snoring
immediatelymars-marsãà-áadvimmediately, very soonA wata mars-marsã bala.He comes very soon.to-to4advimmediately, instantly, quicklyA paam laafɩ zĩig pʋgẽ to-to.She had been immediately healed.syntao-taowẽnege3 1èvimmediately, right now, instantlymas-masãà-áadvvery soon, immediately, recently, newlysẽn ... ne ... sẽnright away, immediately, forthwitha sẽn kẽ ne a sẽn yi.
immensekẽenga 1ẽ́-àadjimmense, big, important, enormous, huge, giantA tara sam-kẽenga.He has an enormous debt.parwẽndeáadjhuge, outsize, immense, colossalGes yemd ning sẽn ya parwẽndã.Look at a huge hippopotamus.kãsemdeáadjbig, huge, immenseWam-kãsemde.A big calabash.
immense (be)labse2á-èvbe numerous, huge, enormous, in large numbers, immense, to be many, plenty, bigAd tʋʋmã labsa.There is a huge work