Protoform: RIKI [AN] Small

Description: Small
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian
Notes:

*4 POC *riki(t,q) "small" (LPO II:194).
*5 PMP *dikih "kleinsein" (Dpf. 1938).
*6 PAN *diki[t,q] `little, few, small in amount' (ACD).

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 Little (Smd)
Luangiua So/li/liʔi Little (Hbn)
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 Uvea ʔviki Petit Problematic (Hmn)

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