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1. vs. Small, tiny. (PPN riki, liki.)

2. Short for aliʻi, chief, being especially common after nā: nā liʻi, the chiefs.

Abbreviation for liʻiliʻi (small).

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s. The primary form for alii. A chief; a king; a ruler. See ALII. NOTE.—The a is often dropped and an apostrophe substituted; as, ke 'lii, na 'lii. Gram.§ 47.

v., Haalii. To spread out; to spread down, as a mat or kapa; to open and spread out, as a letter. Isa. 37:14.

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s. The falling off or turning of the hair white in children; he lauoho keokeo i ka manawa kamalii.

adj. Aguish; sick of a fever and ague. See LI.

2. Little; small, &c.; generally doubled, liilii, but found single in compounds; as, kamalii, makalii, moilii, &c.

Lii (li'i), adj.

/ li'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Aguish; sick of a fever and ague.

2. Little; small; diminutive; below average size.

n., [A form of alii, a chief.] A chief; a king; a ruler. See alii, in which the a is often dropped and an apostrophe substituted; as, ke 'lii, na 'lii.

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Lii (li'i), n.

/ li'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Premature gray hair in very young people: he lauoho keokeo i ka manawa kamalii.

v., To spread out; to spread down, as a mat or kapa; to open and spread out, as a letter. Same as haalii and halii.

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Anguish; sick of a fever and the ague.

little, small.

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