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Lakota
Prefix
wó-
- creates nouns of verbs and some stems
- wó- + awáčhiŋ (“to think about something”) → wóawačhiŋ (“a thought, plan, idea”)
- most verbs beginning with o contract wa- into wó
- wó- + olé (“to look for something”) → wóle (“to look for things”)
Navajo
Etymology
Contraction of w- (peg element) + ó- (optative mood)
Prefix
wó-
- Marks a third person subject of an optative mode verb
See also
Navajo optative mode subject markers