-DLOʼ

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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

  1. to laugh, to smile
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
motion?

S laughs

di + l motion?

S smiles, chuckles

S makes O smile

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -dlóóh -dloʼ -dloh -dloh -dlóóh

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Antonyms

to cry:

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -DLOʼ (laugh)