unnu

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Icelandic

Verb

unnu

  1. third-person plural past indicative active of vinna

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Igbo únù. Compare Bahamian Creole yinna, Bajan wunna, Gullah oonuh, Sranan Tongo unu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnʊ/
  • Hyphenation: u‧nnu

Pronoun

unnu

  1. (in the plural) you, y'all
    Wah mek unnu neva tek wan robot come?
    Why didn't y'all take a route taxi to get here?
    • 2020, Andre Williams, “Woman loses third relative to gun violence”, in The Jamaica Gleaner‎ (in English):
      “If unnu know weh mi a go tru, unnu will understand. […] ”
      If you all knew what I was going through, you'd understand.
  2. (in the plural) your
    Yute man, unnu fi beat unnu book.
    Youngsters, you need to study your books.
    • 2018, Candiece Knight, “Delivering at public hospitals – not so bad after all”, in The Jamaica Observer‎ (in English), archived from the original on 20 October 2020:
      “A because unnu a young girl unnu nuh wah breastfeed unnu baby. […] ”
      It's because you're all young women that you don't want to breastfeed your babies.

Usage notes

  • Jamaican Creole marks a distinction between singular yuh and plural unnu.

Related terms

Further reading

Old Norse

Participle

unnu

  1. strong neuter dative singular of unninn
  2. weak feminine oblique singular of unninn
  3. weak nominative/accusative/genitive plural of unninn

Verb

unnu

  1. third-person plural present or past active indicative of unna
  2. third-person plural past active indicative of vinna
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