Description:

The term 'xilu' pertains to learning and education. It is the main word for learning as well as teaching.

Verb:

As a verb, 'xilu' is a semitransitive noxaj verb with an absolutive learner and a dative topic, subject or thing learned, that can be a dependent clause introduced with ixi. Its causative happat form is also highly used as the verb to teach, where an ergative teacher is added.

Noun:

The word 'xilu' itself means learning and education in general. As well, it has a number of important derived forms:

• xiluca: teacher
• xiluka: student
• xilukija: topic, subject of instruction
• xilustep: school