[Vocabulary] What is Imma in "I will never go, Imma be the one to keep you safe (hey)"

[noppanat]

I will never go, Imma be the one to keep you safe (hey)

I saw this in "Pyramid" sung by Charice.

 

[Rover_KE]

Re: What is Imma in "I will never go, Imma be the one to keep you safe (hey)"

It's a dialect version of 'I will', more usually rendered in print as I'ma.

Thank you for giving us the context.

Rover

 

[konungursvia]

Re: What is Imma in "I will never go, Imma be the one to keep you safe (hey)"

I look at it as a rambling contraction of I'm going to > I'm gonna > Imgo > Imma.