[ Kreyol Words Archive ]

I ~ Kreyol pronunciation ( e ) 
  ( as in eve )

ID Card / kat-didantite

ice / glas

ice cream / krèm

ice pick / pik

identify / idantifye

identification / idantite

idiot / idyo

idiot / baba

idle / aryenafè

if / si

ignorance / iyorans (same as: liyorans, inyorance)

ignorant of / iyore

ignorant / iyoran (same as: sòt, kreten)

ignore / vag

ill / malad

ill-bred / maledve

ill-mannered / bourik

illegitimate / ilejitim, deyò

illicit / anbachal

illness / maladi

image / imaj

imaginatiom / imajinasyon

imagine / imajine

imbecile / enbesil (same as: joko)

imitate / imite

imitation / imitasyon

immature (unripe) / ole

immediate / imedyat

immediately / touswit

immense / imans

immigrant / imigran

immigration / v. imigrasyon

immoral / imoral

immortal / imòtèl

impart / montre

impatient / enpasyan

impeach / anpeche, revoke

implicate / enplije

important / enpòtan

impossible / enposib

impress / enpresyone

improve / amelyore

in / nan, non, andedan, a, an

in a good mood / sou san (sou san-m)

in a while / talè

in case / sizoka

in it / ladan 

in order to / pou

in February 1993 / nan mwa fevrye lane 1993

in general / an jeneral

in step / opa

in that area, around there / la-yo

in the wink of an eye / taptap (adv.)

in vain / pou granmèsi

inbred / ras kabrit

inbreed / akouple

incense / lansan

incessantly / plede

inch / pous

incise / koupe

incite / ensite

inclination / pant, enklinasyon

increase / ogmantasyon, (v) ogmante

incredible / enkwayab

indeed / kanmenm

independent / endepandan

index / endeks indicate / endike, montre

indict / akize

indignation / endiyasyon

individual / grenn pa grenn, (n) oun

industrialization / endistriyalizasyon

infect / enfekte

infertile / arid

influence / enfliyans

information / enfomasyon, vansèyman

inherit / eritye

inheritance / eritaj

initial / inisyal, premye

ink / lank

innocent / inosan

inquire / fè demann

insane / fou

insert / foure

inside / andedan

insist / ensiste

insolent / ensolan

inspect / kontrole

install / v. enstale

instant / enstantane, (n) moman

instead / olye

institute / enstiti

institution / enstitisyon

instruct / montre

insult / ensilt, (v) joure

intelligence / lèspri

intelligent / entelijan

intend / gen lentansyon

intent / lentansyon

interest / enterese

interfere / entèfere

international / entènasyonal 

interrupt / entrèronp

intersection / kafou

into / nan

introduce / prezante

introduction / entwodiksyon

intrude / deranje

invent / envante

invisible / envizib

invite / envite

invoke / envoke

involvement / angajman

iodine / yòd

iron / fè

irrigate / irige, awoze

irritate / irite

island / il, zile

it / li

Italian / italyen

itch / demanjezon, gratèl, (v) grate

itself / li-menm

Kreyol / English

I ibo / group of voudou deities ibo / dance rhythm associated with Ibo deities idantifye / to identify idantite / identify idantifikasyon / identification ijans / emergency ijyèn (ijyenn, lijyèn) / hygiene il (lil, zil, zile) / island ilsè / ulcer imaj / picture, illustration imajinasyon / imagination, to imagine imajinen / imagine imè / humor imid / humid imidite / humidity imigran / immigrant imite / to imitate imoralite (limoralite) / immorality, misconduct ini (inyon) / unite inifòm / uniform inisyal / initial inite / unity initil / useless, unnecessary inivèsite / university inonde / flood, flooded inosan / innocent inosan / ingenuous, naive inyon / union ipokrit / hypocrite iritasyon / irritation, inflammation irite / to irritate, irritated isit (isi) / here istwa / history istwa / story istwa / tale itil / useful itilize / to use ivè / winter inyorans (liyorans, inyorans) / ignorance iyore / to be ignorant of (not to know) izin (lizin) / factory izole / isolate