lo'

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lo"

Lower Tanana

Stem

lo'

1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Neuter		lo (classify plural)		lo (classify plural)

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luhəq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSəq, compare Tagalog luha.

Noun

lo'

1. tears

Somali

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic *ɬoʔ-, plural of *ɬoo (“cow”). Compare Proto-South Cushitic *slee (“cow”), whence Iraqw slee (“cow”).

Cognate with Maay loo, Jiiddu luu, Oromo loon, Afar láa, Blin léwi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔ́ʔ/

Noun

ló' f (definite lo'da)

1. (collective) cattle

Inflection

Declension of lo'

	singular
absolutive	ló'
nominative	lo'
genitive	lo'aad
vocative	lo'iyahay

References

• “lo'”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012