I - i
| I | mimi |
| ice | barafu |
| idiot | mpumbavu |
| · | mjinga |
| if | kama |
| · | ikiwa |
| ill | -gonjwa |
| illness | ugonjwa |
| illtreat | -onea |
| I'm fine ! | sijambo ! |
| imitate | -iga |
| immediately | mara moja |
| · | hivi sasa |
| · | sasa hivi |
| · | papo hapo |
| impala | paa |
| importance | umuhimu |
| important | muhimu |
| in | katika |
| · | ndani ya |
| in a hurry | haraka |
| in a little while | kitambo kidogo |
| · | bado kidogo |
| in another way | vingine |
| in brief | kwa kifupi |
| in exchange for | juu ya |
| in front of | mbele ya |
| in here | humu |
| in order to | ili |
| in other words | yaani |
| in succession | mfululizo |
| in that way | vile |
| in the end | mwisho |
| · | mwishowe |
| in the evening | jioni |
| in the middle | kati kati |
| in the middle of | kati ya |
| in the same way | kadhalika |
| in there | humo |
| in vain | bure |
| in what way ? | namna gani ? |
| inch | inchi |
| incite | -chochea |
| inclination | upendeleo |
| increase | -ongeza |
| India | Uhindi |
| Indian (language) | kihindi |
| indian (person) | mhindi |
| Indian Ocean | Bahari ya Hindi |
| indigenous | -a kienyeji |
| inexpensive | rahisi |
| infant | mtoto |
| infect | -ambukiza |
| inform | -fahamisha |
| · | -julisha |
| inhabitant | mwenyeji |
| inherit | -rithi |
| injection | sindano |
| ink | wino |
| insect | mdudu |
| insect (big) | dudu |
| inside | katika |
| · | ndani ya |
| · | ndani |
| inspect | -kagua |
| instance | halmashauri |
| instead of | badala (ya) |
| · | mahali pa |
| institute | chuo |
| instructor | mwalimu |
| insult | -shutumu |
| insults | matusi |
| intelligence | akili |
| intelligent | hodari |
| intelligent person | mwangavu |
| intention | nia |
| interdiction | marufuku |
| interlace | -tatanisha |
| · | -changanya |
| intestines | utumbo |
| into | ndani ya |
| intoxicate | -levya |
| introduce | -ingiza |
| inundate | -furisha |
| investigator | mpelelezi |
| invite | -alika |
| iron | chuma |
| · | -piga pasi |
| is | ni |
| is inside | -mo |
| is not | si |
| is there | -ko |
| island | kisiwa |
| isle | kisiwa |
| it doesn't matter | haidhuru |
| it is (class 5) | li- |
| it is (class 7) | ki- |
| it is customary | huwa |
| Italian (person) | mwitalia |
| itch | upele |
| · | -washa |
| its | -ake |
| itself | -enyewe |