unnu

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Icelandic

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Verb

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unnu

  1. third-person plural past indicative active of vinna

Jamaican Creole

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

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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[1] (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[2] (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

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

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Old Norse

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Participle

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unnu

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

Verb

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unnu

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