yooznah

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

1. (with baa) he/she forgot about it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si), with some irregularities.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yooshnééh	yooʼnééh	dayooʼnééh
2nd person	yoonééh	yoohnééh	dayoohnééh
3rd person	yoonééh		dayoonééh
4th person	jiyoonééh		dajiyoonééh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yisénah	yisiiʼnah	deisiiʼnah
2nd person	yisínínah	yisoonah	deisoonah
3rd person	yooznah		dayooznah
4th person	jiyooznah		dajiyooznah

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yidiyeeshnah	yidiyiiʼnah	deidiyiiʼnah
2nd person	yidiyíínah	yidiyoohnah	deidiyoohnah
3rd person	yidiyoonah		deidiyoonah
4th person	yizhdiyoonah		deizhdiyoonah

USITATIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
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

OPTATIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yooshnééh	yooʼnééh	dayooʼnééh
2nd person	yóónééh	yoohnééh	dayoohnééh
3rd person	yoonééh		dayoonééh
4th person	jiyoonééh		dajiyoonééh