hólǫ́

See also: holo, hölö, and holo-

Navajo

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lǫ́ (neuter imperfective stem of root -LĮĮD, “to exist”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xólṍ/
Audio: (file)

Verb

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

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

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	honishłǫ́	honiidlǫ́	dahoniidlǫ́
2nd person	honílǫ́	honohłǫ́	dahonohłǫ́
3rd person	hólǫ́		dahólǫ́
4th person	hojílǫ́		dahojílǫ́

Antonyms

ádin

Derived terms

hólónę́ę (“what was in existence”)
hólónę́ęgóó (“to where it used to exist”)
hólónígíí (“that which exists”)
hólǫ́ǫgo (“because there are”)
łóóʼ bigaan dahólónígíí (“cephalopod”)