finna

[Greg Pulliam]

In Chicago it's often pronounced "vinna" when
preceded by a [+voice] segment.  "I vinna go now."

Greg


>Can anyone fill me in on finna? I keep coming across it in blogs; seems to be
>a straightforward substitute for “gonna.” Random examples:
>
>This isn't finished at all. it's finna be epic.
>
>Jacob wants to go to the beach, but I'm finna stay in the city and just relax.
>
>imma let her have all the easy shots because im finna take tha ball and make
>tha game a lil harder.
>
>What’s the pronunciation? And why does f substitute for g?
>Is it mainly AAVE? — that’s the impression I get from context.
>
>NB: watch out for the false positive Icelandic hits if you Google it.
>
>Orin Hargraves