-DLOʼ
See also: -dloʼ
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *də-ləqʼʷ > *dlʊ̓q’ (“to laugh”).
Cognate root found in Ahtna dloqʼ (“laughter”), Carrier dlo, Chipewyan dloɣ. See also Navajo dloh (“laughter”).
Root
-DLOʼ
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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Ø | motion? |
S laughs |
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di + l | motion? |
S smiles, chuckles |
S makes O smile
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Stem set
Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
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MOM | -dlóóh | -dloʼ | -dloh | -dloh | -dlóóh |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.