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
sitelen pona
liliideogram showing smaller size compared to suli
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ucsur
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