| Part of Speech | noun |
| Phonetic Form | teliki |
| Proto-Form | Vaeakau-Taumako: te aliki 'chief, paramount chief' |
| Tanema Equivalent | teliki |
| Lovono Equivalent | teliki |
| Paradigm Form | pl: uña teliki ; dapa teliki |
Example 524:
Uña teliki li-anu i-dai i-le i-le.The chiefs drank the kava around (in a circle).
Example 1379:
Uña teliki li-lamini tanoe se dapa.The authorities granted them some ground.
Example 1611:
menu emele ie teliki[child female of chief] the chief's daughter
Example 2398:
Teliki iadapa i-vete ngapiene.The chief proclaimed the opening of the Festival.
| Syntactic Restriction | in heathen religion |
| Sense Comment | fig |
Example 329:
Banie, pon Teliki iaidi pe li-maluo, iaidi pe li-bu.Banie was the god of the Living, but also the god of the Dead.