atłʼó
See also: atlo, atlo-, and átló
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tłʼó (imperfective stem of root -TŁʼǪ́, “to weave”).
Verb
atłʼó
- he/she is weaving
- Dííshjį́ adeeshtłʼóół biyah shił hóyééʼ.
- I’m too lazy to weave today.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Conclusive (Ø/si)
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ashtłʼó | iitłʼó | daʼiitłʼó |
| 2nd person | ítłʼó | ohtłʼó | daʼohtłʼó |
| 3rd person | atłʼó | daʼatłʼó | |
| 4th person | ajitłʼó | daʼjitłʼó | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | asétłʼǫ́ | asiitłʼǫ́ | daʼsiitłʼǫ́ |
| 2nd person | asínítłʼǫ́ | asootłʼǫ́ | daʼsootłʼǫ́ |
| 3rd person | aztłʼǫ́ | daʼaztłʼǫ́ | |
| 4th person | ajiztłʼǫ́ | daʼjiztłʼǫ́ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeeshtłʼóół | adiitłʼóół | daʼdiitłʼóół |
| 2nd person | adíítłʼóół | adoohtłʼóół | daʼdoohtłʼóół |
| 3rd person | adootłʼóół | daʼdootłʼóół | |
| 4th person | azhdootłʼóół | dazhʼdootłʼóół | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -tłʼó
- PERFECTIVE: -tłʼǫ́
- FUTURE: -tłʼóół
- ITERATIVE: -tłʼóóh
- OPTATIVE: -tłʼóół
Related terms
- atłʼóóh (“weaving”, noun)