rutaa¹ small; little

Part of Speech

adj

• • small; little
  • • dimensional properties

  • • Example 793:
      

      O toro mohina o rutaa, evehee o beera.

      The island is small, but important.

      Source:

      Aro 08E(Eno) 032

    • Example 1037:
      

      A bonaa hoohoo a sii rutaa, a bonaa iobo he a beera.

      The trapping-basket is small, whereas the sea-sausage basket is big.

      Source:

      Eno 16W 030

    • Example 6295:
      

      A kuihaa a sii rutaa iana.

      The Silverside is a little fish.

      Source:

      Eno 11W 119

Related entries

• See also:
  • beera¹ big; large; strong; high (of tide) / important
  • varutaa¹ make something small
  • varutaa² smaller
  • varutaa³ respectfully
  • varuvarutaa reduce something to small pieces
  • rutaa oha be smaller than something else
  • rutaa vo be as small as something else
  • vaarutaa ki be smaller than something else
  • vahara² small; little
  • vahavahara little; small
  • varutarutaa¹ reduce something to small pieces