-DLOOZH
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *dlu̓ž (“quadruped trots”). Occurs only in Southern Athabaskan languages.
Root
-DLOOZH
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l | motion |
S goes on all four
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| l | positional |
S is on all four yishdloozh (NEUT) |
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| l |
S gets on hands and knees
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S sets O on all four
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Usage notes
Each entry can appear in the unspecified subject person with preposed P-ił (“with P”), expressing the motion of P riding (a horse), ex:
- Shił aldlóósh (from yildlóósh). ― I ride (a horse).
- Shił chʼéʼéldlóósh (from chʼéldlóósh). ― I ride out horizontally (on a horse).
Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | -dlóósh | -dloozh | -dlosh | -dlosh | -dlóósh |
| CONT | -dloosh | -dloozh | -dlosh | -dlosh | -dlóósh |
| NEUT | — | -dloozh | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -DLOOZH (go on all four)