Central Huasteca Nahuatl

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Noun

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liklik

  1. eagle.

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From Ramoaaina liklik.

Noun

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liklik

  1. A small quantity.

Adjective

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liklik

  1. Small, little.
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:15:
      God i mekim kamap tupela bikpela lait. Bikpela em san bilong givim lait long de, na liklik em mun bilong givim lait long nait. Na God i mekim kamap ol sta tu.
      →New International Version translation

Usage notes

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This adjective never takes the suffix -pela.

Derived terms

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Adverb

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liklik

  1. Slightly, to a small degree.

References

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  • Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎[1], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN