atłʼó

See also: atlo, átló, átlő, and atlo-

Navajo

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłʼó (imperfective stem of root -TŁʼǪ́, “to weave”).

Verb

atłʼó

1. he/she is weaving

   Dííshjį́ adeeshtłʼóół biyah shił hóyééʼ.

   I’m too lazy to weave today.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si)

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ashtłʼó	iitłʼó	daʼiitłʼó
2nd person	ítłʼó	ohtłʼó	daʼohtłʼó
3rd person	atłʼó		daʼatłʼó
4th person	ajitłʼó		daʼjitłʼó

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	asétłʼǫ́	asiitłʼǫ́	daʼsiitłʼǫ́
2nd person	asínítłʼǫ́	asootłʼǫ́	daʼsootłʼǫ́
3rd person	aztłʼǫ́		daʼaztłʼǫ́
4th person	ajiztłʼǫ́		daʼjiztłʼǫ́

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	adeeshtłʼóół	adiitłʼóół	daʼdiitłʼóół
2nd person	adíítłʼóół	adoohtłʼóół	daʼdoohtłʼóół
3rd person	adootłʼóół		daʼdootłʼóół
4th person	azhdootłʼóół		dazhʼdootłʼóół

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -tłʼó
• PERFECTIVE: -tłʼǫ́
• FUTURE: -tłʼóół
• ITERATIVE: -tłʼóóh
• OPTATIVE: -tłʼóół

Related terms

• atłʼóóh (“weaving”, noun)