impuotant

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English important.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpʊ̯otant/

Adjective

impuotant (comparative muo impuotant, superlative muos impuotant)

1. important
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Maak 12:31:

     Di sekan muos impuotant Laa a dis: ‘Yu fi lov yu nieba siem laik ou yu lov yuself.’ No ada Laa no muo impuotant laik dem tuu ya.

     The second most important law is this: You must love your neighbour the same as you love yourself. No other law is more important than these two.

Further reading

• impuotant at majstro.com