I - i
| I | úune |
| I beam | mughaámba |
| ich | -nyéghéélá |
| idol statue | múkití |
| ield without chines | seésa |
| illness | bhulwělé |
| imitate | -jighá |
| · | -jijingánya |
| important | -á múhimú |
| · | muhímu |
| important person | múghóósí múkulú |
| in five days | úló |
| in four days | úlo |
| in once | nálúlú |
| in order to | uléke |
| in order to... | aléke |
| incite a fight | -sángáányá |
| · | -teelánya |
| incline | -jínámá |
| income | lúpátó |
| infant disease from extramarital love affair | mákilé |
| infect | -ghámbúkísyá |
| inhabitant | mwenyeéji |
| inherit | -hyǎna |
| inherited things | bhuhyaána |
| injure | -fúláásyá |
| injure oneself | -li-fúláásyá |
| innie belly button | kámúnyónyó |
| insect sp | kátwǐ |
| · | líínyéényé |
| inside | múkátí |
| inspect by pressing whether mature or not | -bhandá |
| inspect sb.'s things | -saáki |
| instead | bhadála jáá |
| intentines | bhúsóójé |
| interfere in | -fumbuúla |
| interlace (sticks) | -bhangá (mábhǎnga) |
| interrupter | íitaá |
| intersection | íígháná |
| intoxicate | máálwá mákalí |
| invalid | mulwělé |
| invite | -kalibhísya |
| invite (sb.) with one's hand | -kabhílá |
| iron | ííjélá |
| iron-ore | bhútaalé |
| · | lúbhúló |
| Islam | bhulungwána |
| island | silíla |
| issue | kaási |
| itch | -bhabhá |
| ivory | lúpémbé |
| · | mpembé |
| ivory-less elephant | límbúló |
| I'm sorry | samahaáni |