neehn

Jamaican Creole

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɛ̃ː/

Adverb

neehn

1. not (negates the meaning of the modified verb)
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Iibruu 10:8:

     Fos Jiizas se, “A neehn sakrifais an aafrin yu did waahn, yu neehn waahn dem fi tek no uol-a animal an bon mek sakrifais gi yu an yu neehn waahn no sin aafrin niida. Dem sitn de neehn mek yu api” — duo bies pan di laa a dem sitn de piipl did fi gi.

     As mentioned above, “You didn't want sacrifices or offerings, and burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin gave you no pleasure,” (even though they are offered in accordance with the law's requirements).

     (literally, “For Jesus said, "You did not want sacrifices and offerings, you didn't want them to take whole-animal and bone sacrifices and you didn't want no sin offerings neither. Those things didn't make you happy" – even though they were given following the law.”)