unnu

Icelandic

Verb

unnu

1. third-person plural past indicative active of vinna

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• onu, oonoo, oonuh, unno, unu, unuh

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

• mi
• yuh
• im
• har
• shi
• wi
• dem

Further reading

• Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 577

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