-LÓÓZ

Navajo

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *lus (“to drag, usually with a rope”), from Pre-Proto-Athabaskan *ł-həwəs. Cognate with -DZĮ́Į́Z (“to drag”) and -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z (“to pull, to tear”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna daluus (“he is dragging it”), Koyukon yolułtł (“he is dragging it along”).

Root

-LÓÓZ

1. to lead a single animate object

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
O + ∅	motion	S leads O yilóós (∅-MOM) iilóós yidilóós yidiilóós hailóós táidilóós yisdéílóós yílóós (ni-MOM) chʼíílóós niyílóós neilóóz (CONT) yoolóós (PROG)

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM	-lóós	-lóóz	-lóós	-lóós	-lóós
MOM	-lóóz	-lóóz	-lóós	-lóós	-lóóz

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to lead:

• -ʼEEZH (plural O)

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -LÓÓZ (lead)