bariki

Japanese

Romanization

bariki

1. Rōmaji transcription of ばりき

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَرَكَة (baraka).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-bariki (infinitive kubariki)

1. to bless, to thrive, to prosper, to bloom
   • Mungu ibariki Afrika (national anthem of Tanzania):

     Mungu ibariki Afrika

     God bless Africa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bariki
Positive present -nabariki Subjunctive -bariki Negative -bariki Imperative singular bariki
Infinitives
Positive kubariki Negative kutobariki
Imperatives
Singular bariki Plural barikini
Tensed forms
Habitual hubariki Positive past positive subject concord + -libariki Negative past negative subject concord + -kubariki
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabariki) Singular Plural 1st person ninabariki/nabariki tunabariki 2nd person unabariki mnabariki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabariki wanabariki other classes positive subject concord + -nabariki
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bariki) Singular Plural 1st person sibariki hatubariki 2nd person hubariki hambariki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habariki hawabariki other classes negative subject concord + -bariki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabariki Negative future negative subject concord + -tabariki
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bariki) Singular Plural 1st person nibariki tubariki 2nd person ubariki mbariki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abariki wabariki other classes positive subject concord + -bariki
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibariki Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebariki Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebariki Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibariki Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibariki
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abariki) Singular Plural 1st person nabariki twabariki 2nd person wabariki mwabariki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abariki wabariki m-mi(III/IV) wabariki yabariki ji-ma(V/VI) labariki yabariki ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabariki vyabariki n(IX/X) yabariki zabariki u(XI) wabariki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabariki pa(XVI) pabariki mu(XVIII) mwabariki
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebariki "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabariki "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabariki "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibariki "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobariki Consecutive kabariki / positive subject concord + -kabariki Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabariki
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibariki -tubariki 2nd person -kubariki -wabariki/-kubarikini/-wabarikini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbariki -wabariki m-mi(III/IV) -ubariki -ibariki ji-ma(V/VI) -libariki -yabariki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibariki -vibariki n(IX/X) -ibariki -zibariki u(XI) -ubariki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubariki pa(XVI) -pabariki mu(XVIII) -mubariki Reflexive -jibariki
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bariki- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -barikiye -barikio m-mi(III/IV) -barikio -barikiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -barikilo -barikiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -barikicho -barikivyo n(IX/X) -barikiyo -barikizo u(XI) -barikio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -barikiko pa(XVI) -barikipo mu(XVIII) -barikimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bariki) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebariki -obariki m-mi(III/IV) -obariki -yobariki ji-ma(V/VI) -lobariki -yobariki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobariki -vyobariki n(IX/X) -yobariki -zobariki u(XI) -obariki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobariki pa(XVI) -pobariki mu(XVIII) -mobariki
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• baraka (“blessing”)