Navajo
Etymology
yi- (thematic) + -oo- (combining form of an unidentified yi- prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -NAH, “to forget”).
This verb appears to have two yi- prefixes of unidentified origin, contracting as yi-1 + yi-2 = yoo-. That there are actually two yi- prefixes is more clearly visible in the future:
- yi-1 + di-FUT + yi-2 + ee-FUT + sh-1sg + -nah = yidiyeeshnah.
Verb
yooznah
- he/she forgot about it [with baa]
Conjugation
Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si), with some irregularities.
| usitative
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
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| 1st person
|
yooshnah
|
yooʼnah
|
dayooʼnah
|
| 2nd person
|
yoonah
|
yoohnah
|
dayoohnah
|
| 3rd person
|
yoonah
|
dayoonah
|
| 4th person
|
jiyoonah
|
dajiyoonah
|
| iterative
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
náyooshʼnah
|
náyooʼnah
|
ńdayooʼnah
|
| 2nd person
|
náyooʼnah
|
náyoohʼnah
|
ńdayoohʼnah
|
| 3rd person
|
náyooʼnah
|
ńdayooʼnah
|
| 4th person
|
ńjiyooʼnah
|
ńdajiyooʼnah
|
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 805
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 407