meaning
little, small, short; few; a bit; young
see also
semantic space · lipamanka
The semantic space of lili contains all qualities of smallness relative to context. The thing that ties all things lili together is their relative size. A tall man might be lili compared to a mountain. A long speech may be lili compared to a novel. lili is a relative word, and therefore is always dependent on context.
ku translations
little100 small100 short91 slight91 junior83 reduce83 slightly80 minimize75 narrow71 bit69 minor69 partly67 reduction64 brief63 young62 fewer60 less59 diminish57 tiny56 barely54 decrease53 minimal53 partially50 somewhat50 inch45 shallow45 thin45 subtle44 lightly42 kinda41 hardly39 partial36 tight33 particle31 mere29 mild27 ounce27 quarter27 gram26 shortage25
pu verbatim
ADJECTIVE little, small, short; few; a bit; young
usage
core · 100% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu
origin
Tok Pisin · liklik ‘small, little’
Ramoaaina · liklik ‘small, little’
coined by jan Sonja
listen
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sitelen pona
liliideogram showing smaller size compared to suli
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ucsur
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