-DLOʼ
See also: -dloʼ
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
- to laugh, to smile
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ø | 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:
- -CHA
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -DLOʼ (laugh)