wó-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wo"

Lakota

Prefix

wó-

2. turns certain verbs into nouns; verbal noun marker

   ‎wó- + ‎awáčhiŋ (“to think about something”) → ‎wóawačhiŋ (“a thought, plan, idea”)

4. concept marker for abstract nouns

   wóohitike (courage, bravery)

   wóopȟe (law, customs)

Navajo

Etymology 1

Contraction of w- (peg element) +‎ ó- (optative mood)

Prefix

wó-

1. Marks a third person subject of an optative mode verb

See also

Navajo optative mode subject markers

		singular	duoplural
1st person		wósh-	woo(d)-
2nd person		wóó-	wooh-
3rd person		wó-
4th person		jó-
areal/spatial		hó-

Etymology 2

Prefix

wó-

1. An adverbial proclitic that combines with postpositional stems to form adverbs

See also

• akó-
• gó-
• hó-
• kó-