i pro. he; she; it; first person singular pronoun. Usage: Location: F. SD: Z.

-i aff. (suffix on verbs indicating transitivity). Baidi. Bite. Ol dem fish bin baidi thet lain. The fish were biting that line. Kili. Hit. Nomo hambaghambag thet thing ai kili yu jeya. Don't disturb that thing or I'll hit you. Ref: Sandefur 1979:116. Usage: Fast speech. See main entry: -im. SD: U. [Note: Hudson does not mention this form. Does this form exist in Kimberly Kriol?] [Gram: Phonologically conditioned variant of -im, usually after a front vowel.]

ibimap vt. heap up. Usage: Location: N. SD: U.

ibin contraction of im bin. Usage: Location: F. SynD: imin. See main entry: imbin. Variant: imin. SD: Z.

idim1 SynD: idam. vt. eat. Usage: Location: FN. See: abum. SD: S.

idim2 vt. hit. Usage: Location: N. SD: T.

idimap vt. eat everything. en wi bin idamap Usage: Location: FN. SD: S.

if conj. if. Usage: Location: F. SD: Y.

igin adv. again; also; repeated. Darran na igin. The same thing happened. Usage: Location: FN. SD: V.

igul n. eagle; hawk. Usage: Location: BN. SD: J.

igulok n. eagle; hawk. Usage: Location: N. SD: J.

ik n. bird sound made by brolga. Usage: Location: N. SD: J.

il n. hill. Usage: Location: BN. SD: G.

i:ldu interj. this will do; good one! this is a good one; this one will do for the purpose. Usage: Location: F. SD: X.

iliman n. shield. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

im pro. he; she; it; him; her; his; hers; its; third person singular pronoun. Im iya. He's/she's/it's here. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: Z.

-im aff. 1) (suffix on verbs indicating transitivity). Dei oldei grajim sengraun banga frog ba beit. They always dig in the sand for frogs for bait. Wen main mami jingat wi mekshuwa enserim. When my mother calls, we make sure that we answer her. Stilim. Steal. Faindim. Find. Boilim. Boil. Filimap. Fill. Ai bin binijim mani. I finished (i.e. used up) the money. Ai bin binijim. I finished (the money). Wi bin tjeisim orla keinggurru. We chased kangaroos. Ref: Hudson 1983:36-40; Sandefur 1979:116.

imbala pro. they; them; third person plural pronoun. Usage: Location: BN. SD: Z.

imbin contraction of im bin. Variant: imin ; ibin. SD: Z.

imbina contraction of im bin andi. Variant: imina.

imdubala pro. they two; them two; theirs (of two); third person dual pronoun. Usage: Location: BN. SD: Z.

imin contraction of im bin. Usage: Location: BN. See main entry: imbin. Variant: ibin. SD: Z.

imina contraction of im bin andi. Imina hadwei. It would have been hard. Usage: Location: N. See: im ; bin ; andi. See main entry: imbina. SD: Q.

imiyu SynD: imyu 'Location: F'. n. emu. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: J.

imiyu daga n. k.o. plants eaten by emus. Usage: Location: BN. SD: M.

imiyu sneik n. k.o. snake which bites emus. Usage: Location: BN. SD: I.

imjelp SynD: ishel. pro. himself; herself; itself; (third person singular reflexive). lidimap imjelp he can eat it himself (emphatic) Usage: Location: F. See: imself. SD: Z.

imolabat pro. they; their; (third person plural). Usage: Location: BN. SD: Z.

impotant adj. important.

impotantwan adj. important.

impotn adj. important. Usage: Location: BN. See main entry: impotan. SD: O.

imrait SynD: imorait. interj. okay; all right; correct; (expression of approval). Usage: Location: BN. SD: X.

imselp SynD: imself. pro. himself; herself; itself; (third person reflexive). Usage: Location: BN. Syn: mijelb. See: imjelp. SD: Z.

imti adj. empty. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

imwan adj. his. [Note: check check ps]

imwei adv. his way.

-in1 aff. (aspect suffix found on verbs showing that the action continues through some point of time indicated elsewhere in the context). Indicates progressive aspect, continuous aspect or imperfect aspect. Olabat bin grajin sengran. They were digging sand. Olabat bin wokin. They were walking. Olabat bin wokinabat. They were walking. Olabat bin lukinabat. They were looking. Olabat bin weidingabat. They were waiting. Jidindan. Sitting. Jinginat. Singing out, calling. Wi bin tjeisin orla keinggurru. We were chasing kangaroos. Ref: Hudson 1983:40; Sandefur 1979:121-122. Usage: Fast speech. Younger speakers. See: -bat; -im. Variant: -ing. Etym: -ing . SD: V. Read: Hudson 1983:34-41; Sandefur 1979:121-122. [Gram: This suffix occurs before the continuative aspect suffix -bat if both are found on the same verb. This is also the form more likely to co-occur with adverbial suffixes than the form -ing. This suffix does not co-occur with the transitive suffix -im. If a verb is both transitive and progressive, this progressive suffix -in takes precedence.]

-in2 aff. in; inside; (suffix on verbs indicating direction inward). Gitin. Enter. Ref: Hudson 1983:43. See: -an; -ap; -aran; -at; -awei; -bek; -dan; -oba; -of; -op; -ran; -wei. SD: V; P. Read: Sandefur 1979:117-119; Hudson 1983:41-43. [Gram: Sandefur classifies this as an 'adverbial suffix' but Hudson lists it as a 'second-order suffix'.]

Indien SynD: indiyin. n. Indian. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.

indit SynD: inda; SynD: intit. interj. isn't it? is that so? true? (tag question asking for agreement). Usage: Location: BFN. SD: W.

-ing aff. (aspect suffix found on verbs showing that the action continues through some point of time indicated elsewhere in the context). Indicates progressive aspect. Olabat bin grajing sengran. They were digging sand. Olabat bin woking. They were walking. Jidaning. Sitting. Jingating. Singing out, calling. Ref: Hudson 1983:40; Sandefur 1979:121. Usage: Slow speech. Younger speakers. See main entry: -in1. SD: V. [Gram: This is the form less likely to co-occur with adverbial suffixes than the form -in.]

ingk n. ink. Usage: Location: BN. Variant: ink. SD: D.

Inglis SynD: ingglis. n. English. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: C.

injaid SynD: insaid. adv. inside; centre; out of sight; underneath. i bin go injaid he went into the clump of bushes Usage: Location: F Location: F. SD: V; V. [Note: used of anything with bulk or volume, such as water, animal, house hidden as under a desk, or wire caught up under a car near the axle]

injin n. engine; motor. Usage: Location: BN. SD: D.

ink n. ink. Variant: ingk. [Note: check check spelling/pronounciation]

inkarij vt. encourage. Usage: Location: BN. SD: R.

inlau n. in-law. [Note: check]

insaid adv. inside. insaid langa between Usage: Location: BN. See: injaid. SD: V.

insaidpat n. flesh of fruit. Usage: Location: BN. SD: E.

insaidwan adj. inner. See main entry: insaid.

insaidwei adv. inner. [Note: check]

insek n. insect. Usage: Location: BN. SD: L.

Intan n. American Indian. Im lil intan wan. That belongs to the Indians Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.

intjurens n. insurance. Usage: Location: BN. SD: O.

intu prep. into. Lilbit lilbit bat intu wan. A little bit (from Mark) and a lilbit (from Paul's writing) but it's the same message Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.

ip1 SynD: if. conj. if. Usage: Location: F. SD: V.

ip2 n. heap. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

ip3 adv. together. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

ipap v. heap up. Usage: Location: BN. SD: U.

ipbon n. hipbone. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.

ipin vt. heap up. Usage: Location: N. SD: U.

iring n. earring. Usage: Location: F. SD: D.

irrim vt. hear. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.

irrimbat See main entry: irrim.

irriwol n. ear; hearing; attention; understanding. Drangkin bala nomo gadim irriwul. Drunks don't listen. Alabat name gadim irriwul blanga rein. They don't pay attention to the wet. a kin tel yu samting la irrul Imin opinim main irriwul brabli When I heard it in language I clearly understood what it meant Variant: irriwul; irrul; irrol. SD: A. [Note: includes hole, hearing and lobe]

irriwul See main entry: irriwol.

irriwul jandap vt. take notice. Imbin meigim mi irriwul yandap It made me take notice/caught my attention Usage: Location: N. SD: R.

irrol See main entry: irriwol.

irrul See main entry: irriwol.

is adv. East. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.

is pro. his; her; its; (third person singular possessive). Usage: Location: F. SD: Z.

-is aff. (adjectival suffix indicating intensified quality). Imin bigis men. He was an important man. Though this is derived from the English superlative suffix, the Kriol sense is more as an intensifier such as "very" than the comparative "-er" or superlative "-est". SD: V.

iself pro. him (exclusively); her (exclusively); it (exclusively); (third person definite singular). Usage: Location: F. SD: Z.

isi SynD: i:si. adv. easily; without problem. a kin i:si ... Usage: Location: F. SD: N.

isibala adj. easy (of person). See main entry: isi.

isibalawei adv. easily.

isiwan adj. easy.

Ista n. Easter. Usage: Location: BN. SD: V.

Ista eig n. Easter egg. Usage: Location: N. SD: E.

-it aff. (suffix on verbs indicating transitivity). Gibit. Give. Ref: Sandefur 1979:116. See main entry: -im. Etym: it . SD: U. [Gram: A variant of -im which is not phonologically conditioned. Most commonly found on the verb 'give'.]

Itang n. American Indian. Usage: Location: BN. SD: B.

itj pro. each. Usage: Location: BN. SD: N.

itjaw vi. sneeze; cough. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.

itji adj. itchy. Usage: Location: BN. SD: S.

iya adv. here; nearby. Usage: Location: BFN. SD: V. [Note: check ear]

iyal n. heel. Usage: Location: BN. SD: A.

iyaring n. earring.