| Part of Speech | noun |
| Phonetic Form | ⁿdameliko |
| Variant Form(s) | da meliko ; damiliko ; da miliko |
| Tanema Equivalent | lali uneida |
| Lovono Equivalent | maranga melika |
| Encyclopedic Info | Morph.: Originally da meliko with plural da= clitic; the dual form is da-tilu meliko ‘the two children’. The form sometimes has redundant plural marking: uña dameliko. |
Example 530:
dameliko 'nonemy children
Example 531:
dameliko viñevi[female children] little girls
Example 532:
buro ie damilikoa children’s song
Example 533:
Okoro pe dameliko li-moloe ñi tae.A knife is not for children to play with.
Example 534:
Ni-vodo ni-ko eo ka uña damiliko iono pi-te wako.I hope that you and your children are well.