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    Patwa headword

    Oonu

    /OO-noo/

    Pronoun
    Gloss
    "You (plural)"
    Definition
    The second-person plural pronoun, used to address a group of people (like 'y'all').
    Example
    "Wha oonu a do?" — "What are you all doing?"
    Origin
    West African origin, specifically Igbo 'unu'.

    As an everyday term, Oonu is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.