-LÓÓZ
See also: -lóóz
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *lus (“to drag, usually with a rope”), from Pre-Proto-Athabaskan *ł-həwəs. Cognate with -DZĮ́Į́Z (“to drag”) and -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z (“to pull, to tear”).
Cognate root found in Ahtna luus (“drag”), Lower Tanana luth, Koyukon yolułtł (“he is dragging it along”).
Root
-LÓÓZ
- to lead a single animate object
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O + ∅ | motion |
S leads O |
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -lóós | -lóóz | -lóós | -lóós | -lóós |
| CON/DIV | -lóóz | -lóóz | -lóós | -lóós | -lóós |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.