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I
replaces "me", "you", "my"; replaces the first syllable of seleted words I and I, I&I: I, me, you and me, we (1)
I-DREN, I-DRIN
(n.)- male Rastafarian
I-MAN
I, me, mine
I-NEY
a greeting
I-REY, IRIE
a greeting
excellent, cool, highest
I-SHENCE
herb
I-TAL
vital, organic, natural, wholesome; refers to way of cooking and way of life
I-WAH
hour or time
IGNORANT
short-tempered, easy to vex, irate.
ILIE
adj. literally, "highly", valuable, exalted, even sacred
Informa
(n.) Widely used to refer to a person who discloses confidential information to the police. Someone who gives out information.
INNA
In the
INNA DI MORROWS
tomorrow
ISES/IZES/ISIS praises Praises to the almighty given by Rasta when calling on the name of Jah for strength and assistance for achieving progress in life. (30)
ISMS and SKISMS
negative term denoting Babylon's classificatory systems
ITES the heights
Itty
shitty
IWA
certain time or hour