hólǫ́
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Etymology edit
ho- (“space, area, things”) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lǫ́ (neuter imperfective stem of root -LĮĮD, “to exist”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
hólǫ́
- there is, there are
- tó hólǫ́ ― there is water
- he/she/it exists, is located somewhere
- he/she/it has
- Kii bimá dóó bizhéʼé hólǫ́. ― Kii has a mother and father.
- Kii bimá dóó bizhéʼé bighan hólǫ́. ― Kii’s parents have a home.
Usage notes edit
This verb refers to existence and location. When describing what or how something is, use the verb nilį́ for animate subjects, and átʼé for inanimate subjects.
This is a neuter verb that only uses the imperfective mode.
Conjugation edit
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
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1st person | honishłǫ́ | honiidlǫ́ | dahoniidlǫ́ |
2nd person | honílǫ́ | honohłǫ́ | dahonohłǫ́ |
3rd person | hólǫ́ | dahólǫ́ | |
4th person | hojílǫ́ | dahojílǫ́ |
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- hólónę́ę (“what was in existence”)
- hólónę́ęgóó (“to where it used to exist”)
- hólónígíí (“that which exists”)
- hólǫ́ǫgo (“because there are”)
- łóóʼ bigaan dahólónígíí (“cephalopod”)