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{{nm-header|ˈlʲɪkkʲɪl}}
{{nm-header|ˈlʲɪkkʲɪl}}
{{nm-got|𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃|leitils}}
{{nm-got|𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃|leitils}}
{{nm-adj-1|lìkkil|lìkkel|small, little}}
{{nm-adj-1|lìkkil|lèkkel|small, little}}


A stem with a long vowel ''*lítil'' would be expected, but sound symbolism caused the vowel to be shortened, and/tl/ became /kl/ for euphony, with /k/ spreading to the rest of the paradigm by analogy.
A stem with a long vowel ''*lítil'' would be expected, but sound symbolism caused the vowel to be shortened, and/tl/ became /kl/ for euphony, with /k/ spreading to the rest of the paradigm by analogy.
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