← Back Kiribati–English Dictionary

bareka

Bingham

bæ/reka

vt. to hasten.

baáreka

n. dirt.
a. dirty, soiled.

Sabatier

bareka

n. dirt, grime, filth, stain, impurity.
a. muddy, blotted, spotted, impure, filthy, dusty.
ex. babareka, barekareka, barekatautau: extremely dirty, unclean, very filthy.
vc. kabareka, kabarekareka: to dirty, to soil, to stain.
a. ae kabareka, ae kabarekareka: that soils or dirties.
vt. bareka, kabareka: to dirty or scratch paper, to efface writing or make it illegible.

bareka1

v. to hurry, to hasten, to be quick, to expedite, to accelerate, to do quickly.
ex.
  • bareki baimi: hurry (with your hands).
  • barekiko!: hurry!