Protoform: RIKI [AN] Small
| Description: | Small |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *riki(t,q) "small" (LPO II:194). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Riki | Small | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Li/liki | Small. Petit, très jeune (pluriel) (Mfr). | (Bgs) |
| East Futuna | ʔIki/ʔiki | Small (b). Petit, bref; diminutif singulier; peu (postverbe) (Mfr). Problematic | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Li(ki)liki | Petit, mince, exigu, de courte taille | (Rch) |
| Emae | Ri/riki/ | Small | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Liʔi | Small | (Pki) |
| Hawaiian | Liʔi/liʔi | Little at a time | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | -riki | Small | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | -rhiki | Suffix meaning tiny | (Ebt) |
| Kapingamarangi | Ligi | Small (used only in compounds) | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Solo/liʔi. So/li/liʔi (Hbn). | Little | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | So/li/liʔi | Small | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Ia/liʔi | Herring | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | So/li/liʔi | Small | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Riki/riki | Etre petit | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Riki | Faire de petites portions dans la distribution de la nourriture | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | ʔIki | Petit, etroit | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | To/ʔiki (MQN), to/ʔiʔi (MQS) | Enfant, garçon ou fille, préadolescents | (Lch) |
| Mota | Rig | Small | (Cdn) |
| New Zealand Maori | Riki | Small | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ri/riki / | Small (pl.) | (Wms) |
| Niuafoʔou | Li/liki | Small | (Cct) |
| Niue | Iki/iki | Small (suppletive plural of tote) | (Sph) |
| Niue | Faka/iki/iki | To make small (usually refers to quantity) | (Sph) |
| Niue | Liki/liki | Small (Motu dialect) Borrowed Phonologically Irregular | (McE) |
| Nuguria | Liki/liki | Small | (Ths) |
| Nuguria | Reki/reki | Small | (Pkn) |
| Nuguria | Punaa/riki/riki (pl. puna/r/riki) | Little, small | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | L/ligi/ | Small, fine | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Riki/riki | Small | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Li(li)ki/(liki) | Small, tiny | (Bge) |
| Rapa | Riki/riki | Small | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Riki | Small | (Bse) |
| Rarotongan | ʔAka(ri)riki/ | Make smaller | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Giki | Small | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Ri/riʔi | Small (pl.) | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Liʔi | Scattered in small fragments | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Li/liʔi/ | Made of small units | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Liki/liki (pl. lliki) | Small, little | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Riʔi | Un peu | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Riʔi/riʔi | Peu à peu; humbles (gens) | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Rii | Small, little, young, used plurally | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | -riki | Diminutive | (Mle) |
| Takuu | -l/liki | Thin, little, small | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Riki | Small, little | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Liki/liki | Small, tiny Problematic | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Liki | Small sized | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Li/liki/ | Be small | (Sma) |
| Tongan | I/iki/ | Small | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | -Liki | Small, in compounds only | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Igi | Diminutive, tiny | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Riki | Small | (Stn) |
| Tupuaki | Ua ri/ri | Shower | (Grn) |
| Tuvalu | Liki | Small (of person or chicken) | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Liki/liki | Small | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Pa/liki | Small (pl), young (pl) | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Rik/riki | Little, small (particularly used in reference to many small things) | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | H/liki | Small | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Rik/riki (FUT), rig/rigi (ANI) | Little (plural of *sisi*) | (Cpl) |
| West Uvea | ʔviki | Petit Problematic | (Hmn) |
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