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-ism - (suff.) cafang donghnak ah chap tawnmi; tahchunhnak ah; e.g. 'baptize' cu 'baptism', criticize' cu
'criticism'
isn't - (v.) 'is not', a si lo, a um lo
isolate - (v.) a dangte i chiah , a dangte i umter , a dangte i umnak
isolation - (n.) a dangte i chiahnak
isolationist - (n.) hawi rem lo i mahte lawng i a ummi
issue - (v.) 1. chuah; e.g. The magazine is issued once a month = Mekkazin cu thla khat ah voi khat an
chuah; 2. pek; e.g. Food and clothing are issued to the soldiers = Ralkap cu rawl le hnipuan an chuah
hna
issue - (n.) 1. ca chuahmi; e.g. The last issue of the newspaper contains the story of his accident =
Tadinca an chuahmi a hmanung bik ah eksident a tonnak kong kha a um; 2. zapi nih an ceih lulhmi; e.g.
Football is a current issue = Atu lio i zapi nih an ceih lulhmi cu pumpululh a si, i ceih lengmangmi
-ist - (suff.) biafang donghnak lei i chapmi; e.g. 'tour' cu 'tourist', 'piano' cu 'pianist'
isthmus - (n.) vawlei nganpipi pahnih a pehtu vawlei rawrek; Panama Isthmus = Panama vawlei rawrek
it - (pron.) thil , hmun , thil ummi , ruahnak , a um ciami chim tthan tik i hmanmi bia; a tawinak bik cu 'a', ti
a si ko; e.g.1. He saw a house and bought it = Inn pakhat a hmuh i a cawk; e.g.2. It is rainy = Ruah a sur;
e.g.3. This book is good, it is worth reading = Hi cauk hi a ttha, rel tlak a si
italic - (n.) cafang ngawi
italic - (adj.) a ngawimi cafang hna; e.g. These words are in italic type = Hi cafang hna cu cafang a ngawi
in ttialmi an si
italicize - (v.) cafang ngawi in ttial
itch - (n.) thakpherh zawtnak , a thakmi
item - (n.) 1. a bu chung i thil pakhatkhat , cazin chung i ttialmi thil pakhatkhat; e.g. The first item on the
programme is reading name of the members of the committee = Prokarem chung i thil hmasa bik cu
komiti member hna min rel kha a si; 2. thawngpang pelpawi tadinca i chuahmi
itemize - (v.) pakhat hnu pakhat in ttial
iterate - (v.) chim i nolh tthan lengmang
itinerant - (n.) hmun khat in hmun khat ah khual a tlawng lengmangmi
itinerary - (n.) khualtlawnnak lam le a can timhmi
it's - (contraction) 'it is'
its - (pron.) & adj. a ta , a ngeihmi; e.g. The cat plays with its kittens = Chizawh cu a fale he lente an i
cehl
it's a pity - (v.) ngaihchiat awk a simi e.g. Vanlawng na tahn lo cu a poi ngangai ko
itself - (pron.) 1. fek deuh in chim duh tik i hmanmi a si; e.g. The land itself is worth the money, without
the house = A vawlei lawng-lawng hmanh kha tangka pekmi cu a man ko, a inn chim loin; 2. amah can ah
khan hman a si; e.g. The baby hurt itself =Ngakchia cu amah le amah aa tu; 3. mah le mah; e.g. The dog
saw itself in the glass = Uico nih thlalang chungah amah le amah aa hmu
-ity - (suff.) holh fang donghnak ah chapmi; e.g. 'active' cu 'activity' ah a cang, 'sincere' cu 'sincerity' ah
a cang
i've - (contraction) 'I have'
ivory - (n.) vui hao
ivy - (n.) vampang ah an kaiter tawnmi zunhri aa dawhmi phun
-ize - (suff.) biafang dinghnak ah hmanmi; e.g. 'public' cu 'publicize' ah a cang, 'author' cu 'authorize' ah
a cang, 'memory' cu 'memorize' ah a cang
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