-LOʼ

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lo"

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *lʊk’ (“to handle rope-like object”).

Root

-LOʼ

  1. to act with a rope: to carry suspended, to drive, to lasso, to weigh...
Theme Category Bases Unspecified object (+ʼa)
O + ∅ motion

S carries O (with a handle or cord),
S drives O (a guided vehicle)


S drives (unspec vehicle)

O + ∅ successive

S throws a rope (lasso, fishing line)

ʼa + d successive

S twitches

Pí + di + ∅

S brakes O

S put the brakes

O + hi + di + ∅ -

S hangs or weighs O

↳ ádiidleeh
Pi + ʼa + ∅ -

S tricks, cheats P

↳ ádiʼdidleeh

S cheats, defrauds

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -leeh -loʼ -loh -loh -leeh
CONT -loʼ -loʼ -loh -loh -loʼ
REP -loʼ - - - -
SEM -loh -loh -loh -loh -loh
NEUT - -loʼ - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

SFO verbs:

to trick:

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -LOʼ (act with a rope)

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