Tok Pisin

Noun

liklik

1. A small quantity.

Adjective

liklik

1. Small, little.
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 1:15 (translation here):

     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.

Usage notes

This adjective never takes the suffix -pela.

Derived terms

• liklik haus

Adverb

liklik

1. Slightly, to a small degree.

References

• Ulrike Mosel, Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (1980)