-DLOʼ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dlo"
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *dlʊqʼ (“to laugh”).
Cognate root found in Ahtna dloʼ, dlok (“laughter”), Carrier dlo, Chipewyan dloɣ. See also Navajo dloh (“laughter”).
Root
-DLOʼ
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∅ | motion? |
S laughs |
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| di + l | motion? |
S smiles, chuckles |
S makes O smile
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Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -dlóóh | -dloʼ | -dloh | -dloh | -dlóóh |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -DLOʼ (laugh)