-LÓÓZ
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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 daluus (“he is dragging it”), Koyukon yolułtł (“he is dragging it along”).
Root
[edit]-LÓÓZ
- to lead a single animate object
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O + ∅ | motion |
S leads O |
Stem set
[edit]| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | -lóós | -lóóz | -lóós | -lóós | -lóós |
| MOM | -lóóz | -lóóz | -lóós | -lóós | -lóóz |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.