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Icelandic
Verb
unnu
- third-person plural past indicative active of vinna
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
From Igbo únù. Compare Bahamian Creole yinna, Bajan wunna, Gullah oonuh, Sranan Tongo unu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊnʊ/
- Hyphenation: u‧nnu
Pronoun
unnu
- (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.
- (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.
Further reading
Old Norse
Participle
unnu
- strong neuter dative singular of unninn
- weak feminine oblique singular of unninn
- weak nominative/accusative/genitive plural of unninn
Verb
unnu
- third-person plural present or past active indicative of unna
- third-person plural past active indicative of vinna