mike-

prefix. diminutive

Elements

Word	Gloss
mike	“little, a (little) bit; diminutive”

Variations

• mi(e)- ✧ PE14/081
• miki- ✧ PE14/081

miki-

prefix. diminutive

mi(e)-

prefix. diminutive

-pin(ke)

suffix. diminutive

Derivations

• ᴱ√PINI “*small” ✧ QL/073

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴱ√PĪ > -pi	[-pī] > [-pi]	✧ QL/073

Variations

• -pi ✧ QL/073
• -pit ✧ QL/073
• -pin ✧ QL/073
• -pinke ✧ QL/073

-íne(a)

suffix. diminutive

Element in

• Eq. kilinke “small bell” ✧ QL/046
• Eq. Wendíne

Variations

• -íne ✧ PE14/049
• -ine ✧ PE14/081
• -inea ✧ PE14/081
• -inya ✧ PE14/081
• -īne ✧ QL/042
• -īnea ✧ QL/042
• -inke ✧ QL/046 (-inke)

-(l)inta

suffix. diminutive

-(w)inta

suffix. diminutive

-(w)inte

suffix. diminutive

Variations

• -linte ✧ PE14/049
• -(l)inte ✧ PE14/081
• -(w)inta ✧ PE14/081
• -(l)inta ✧ PE14/081

-inya

suffix. diminutive

-itsa

suffix. diminutive

-itse

suffix. diminutive

Element in

• Eq. eulitse “*little lamb” ✧ QL/036
• Eq. heritse “an Inwe” ✧ QL/040
• Eq. inwilitse “little fairy” ✧ QL/042
• Eq. melitse “darling, sweetheart” ✧ QL/060
• Eq. miqilitse “little or tender kiss” ✧ QL/061

Variations

• itse- ✧ PE14/081
• -litse ✧ QL/042 (-litse); QL/061 (-litse)

-linte

suffix. diminutive

-litse

suffix. diminutive

-lla

suffix. diminutive

Element in

• Eq. lotella “floret” ✧ QL/055
• Eq. maksella “mesh” ✧ QL/058
• Eq. mirilla “faint smile” ✧ QL/061
• Eq. qimelle “little woman” ✧ QL/077
• Eq. porokelle “chicken” ✧ QL/075
• Eq. pusilla “puff, whiff, breeze” ✧ QL/076
• Eq. qiqilla “Lily of the Valley” ✧ QL/077
• Eq. ruella “village” ✧ QL/080

Variations

• -lle ✧ QL/075 (-lle); QL/077 (-lle)

-lle

suffix. diminutive

-pi(t)

suffix. diminutive

-tsa

suffix. diminutive

Variations

• -itsa ✧ PE14/047; PE14/080