Talk:lili
From Toki Pona
opposite of both suli and wawa
MOD
feeling small, humble,
modest
recognizing one's limitations
serving under
subject to the authority or control of another subordinate
Lacking position, influence, or status; minor
unpretentious, modest dependant, dependent - a person who relies on another person for support modest? humble, recognizing or respecting (at the mercy of), subject to a higher authority, power or wisdom (opposite is lawa? or pana e sona?) minion servant?
inferior? follower = One who subscribes to the teachings or methods of another; an adherent apprentice? underlink = One of lesser rank or authority than another; a subordinate.
respectful of something powerful
(to be born of, esti la ido de, derived from? born from? made of the same stuff as)
MOD
being a sub-unit of a greater whole
subcomponent of a lorger whole wan lili part, piece
follower
3. Small in quantity or degree: little money.
4. Unimportant; trivial: a little matter.
6. Without much power or influence; of minor status.
of small quantity, extent, limited in range, extent, or outlook: a narrow circle of academics
small in grade
(dimensions) length, height, width, breadth/girth/thickness
small in scale? think small.
-(with uncountable) small in (quantity or) volume -not very (ona li pona lili)
short in duration; brief
-few? no!
Can "jan lili" mean "few people"? nope. do it this way:
jan pi mute lili (persons of small quantity)
faint? low in volume?
can be used to show small units? tenpo lili = a brief period, a short amount of time kalama lili = a phoneme, a little sound, a small unit or piece of, or a faint sound?
- a bit, slightly
"maltre" very used to add emphasis to adjectives and adverbs that are able to be graded: I'm very happy, he'll be home very soon small in degree or extent nasa lili slight craziness
jan lili insa = inner child
jan sin insa =
sin = young in experience or spirit
lili = young in physical age or physical development
nena suli li lili e mi
LILI SMALL Tok Pisin liklik lili small lili little lili a bit lili short lili few lili less lili reduce lili shorten lili shrink lili lessen lili thin jan lili child, daughter, son; small, short, thin or young person kepeken lili e ilo nasa use drugs in moderation lili ala old lili mute very few lili taso only a little linja lili oko eyebrows, eyelashes linja lili pi insa lawa nerve cell ma lili state, province, county, departement,… meli lili daughter, girl mije lili son, boy moku lili pill moku lili pi pilin pona mute strong euphoric drug taken orally mute lili some, few, not a lot nena lili (unpa) meli clitoris nena lili pi nena mama nipples palisa lili noka toes tenpo lili soon, moment, briefly
