fi unnu

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of fi + unnu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfi(h)ʊnʊ/
  • Hyphenation: fi‧u‧nnu

Pronoun

fi unnu

  1. (in the plural) your
    Mumma say a fi unnu fault.Mom says it's your fault.
    • 2014, Shereita Grizzle, “LIME Comedy Café delivers laughter”, in The Jamaica Gleaner:
      “Mi a enjoy fi mi self. If unnu nuh waa enjoy fi unuself dat a fi unnu business. A unnu pay fi come in ya fi watch mi. []
      I'm enjoying myself. If you don't want to enjoy yourselves, that's your business. You are the ones who paid to enter and watch me (perform). []
  2. (in the plural) yours
    A did fi unnu own.It was yours.
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
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