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I beg: Please. See Abeg.
I dey fear you o!: I am afraid of you. Also- You dey fear me o.
I dey see so: ‘I have set my sights on’ eg Na Lagos I dey see so.
I don die: I'm finished!
I never see!: Oh, I never!
I no get yua time: I have no time for you.
I tek God beg yu: I implore you in God’s name. Used both as a threat and as a petition.
I think?: Is it not so?
Iacon: Air conditioner.
Iapot: Air port.
Ibeji: Yoruba word. Twins.
Ibon: Yoruba for gun. Means grammatical error in spoken English. Also Bullet.
If yu do anyhow yu go see anyhow: If you behave carelessly I will show you careless behaviour. A threat.
Ikebe: Bottom. See Yarnsh.
Ikpekere: Fried unripe plantain chips. See Dodo.
Igbo: 1. Language spoken by the Igbo people of Eastern Nigeria 2. Indian hemp. Also Eja, Gbana , Kukuye, Mary J and Morocco.
Ijebu: 1. Name of Yoruba tribe. 2. Stinginess e.g time to pay reach you dey do Ijebu.
Impossican’t: Absolutely impossible. Word made up by fusing together of the words impossible and can’t.
Innocenti: 1. Guiltless. 2. Chastity. See Jeje.
Inside inside: Deep in the interior.
Ire: Short for irrelevant.
Isiewu: Igbo soup made from goat's head (including the mashed brain), vegetables, palm oil and potash. Served as a starter.
Isu: Yoruba word. 1. Yam. 2. Prominent Calf Muscles
ITK: An acronym for I too know. One who thinks they know everything.
Ivinin: Evening.
Iyama!: 1. That’s gross! 2. Filthy! 3. Yuck!
Iwe Ilu: Right of abode in a country. See Country paper.