I - i
i
See main entry: yu.
prn.
2nd person sing. subject, object or possessive pronoun (you, your).
ibri
adj.
every.
Ibri bon san no e gi bun froktu, den o kapu trowe.
Every tree that does not give good fruit, they will chop down.
See:
ala.
ibriwan
n.
each and every one.
Mi poti den pikin sidon dan mi aksi ibriwan fu den suma du en.
I made the children sit down and asked each one of them who did it.
ifrow
1)
n.
miss, madam.
Usage: form of address.
2)
n.
teacher.
Usage: variant of skoro-ifrow.
Spelling variation: ifraw
in'
See main entry: ini.
prep.
in, within.
ingi
1)
n.
Amerindian.
Un abi difrenti sortu ingi dya na Sranan.
We have different groups of Indians here in Surinam.
2)
ad.
Amerindian.
3)
n.
a kind of spirit.
A frow abi wan ingi na en tapu.
The woman is possessed by an Indian spirit.
See:
winti2.
ingibakba
n.
a short, fat banana with a reddish brown peel.
Musa soorten/species (Musaceae).
It has special significance in the winti religion.
See:
bakba.
ingibangi
n.
1)
brown ratsnake.
Chironius fuscus (Colubridae).
2)
Brazilian calico snake.
Oxyrhopus trigeminus (Colubridae).
3)
a kind of scarletsnake.
Pseudoboa soorten/species (Colubridae).
Also known as srikasneki.
inginoto
n.
Brazil nut, Para nut.
Bertholletia excelsa (Lecythidaceae).
Also known as paranoto.
See:
noto.
ingisneki
n.
grey tree boa.
Corallus enydris (Boidae).
Also known as takrutitei.
ingitongo
n.
any language of an Amerindian tribe.
ini
1)
prep.
in, within.
A bedi de na ini a kamra.
The bed is in the (bed)room.
Variant:
in'.
2)
n.
inside.
Yu no e kon na ini?
Aren’t you coming inside?
ant:
doro1.
inibere
n.
innards (of an animal or machine).
Opo a masyin fu un kan luku en inibere.
Open up the engine so that we can look at the parts.
inibere tori
n.
secret held by a family or other group, private affair.
Mi mama ferteri mi wan inibere tori fu mi granpapa.
My mother told me one of my grandfather’s secrets.
Mi no e taki mi inibere tori na wroko.
I don’t talk about my private affairs at work.
See:
dip'bere tori.
ini-oso sani
n.
household items.
Usage: including furniture, cooking utensils, etc.
iniwan
pn.
any one.
Yu kan teki iniwan fu den.
You can take any one of them.
2)
each and every person.
See main entry: iniwan sma.
ipi
1)
n.
pile, heap, stack, group.
Gi mi tu ipi tomati.
Give me two stacks of tomatoes.
Variant:
hipi.
2)
vt.
set in a pile.
Ipi a doti moro.
Pile up the trash.
syn:
hei1.
3)
adj.
many, a lot.
Mi abi ipi krosi fu wasi.
I His mind is not good (i.e. he is crazy).ve got a lot of clothes to wash.
syn:
furu.
isri
1)
n.
iron, steel.
Isri tranga, ma toku watra kan frustu en.
Iron is strong, but water can make it rust.
2)
adj.
iron, made of base metal.
Teki a isri kan gi a pikin. A o broko a grasi wan.
Give the child a metal cup. She’ll break a glass one.
3)
n.
iron.
Teki a isri gi mi, meki mi triki mi bruku.
Get the iron for me so I can iron my pants.
isribedi
n.
iron-framed bed, metal-framed bed.
iti
vt.
throw, fling, hit.
A boi iti wan ston tapu a dak.
The boy threw a stone on the roof.
ant:
fanga.
See:
fringi.
iti ... trowe
vt.
throw away.
Iti den patata buba trowe tapu a doti-ipi.
Throw away the potato peels on the trash pile.
iya
1)
ad.
yes (affirmative response).
Di a aksi mi efu mi bo kon, mi taki: Iya.
When he asked me if I would come, I said: Yes.
syn:
ai1.
Variant:
ya.
2)
conj.
yes, yeah (used to introduce a sentence).
Iya, a man taki disi, a taki dati, ma a no sabi noti.
Yeah, he talks about this and that, but he doesn’t know anything.
See:
we.
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