By Uwagboe Ogieva
5 October 2012
Avbe vẹbi ne akẹmien vbe grama ẹdo ọre ikpẹmwen eva eva (2) kevbe eha eha (3) n´ah mien vbe agha ku ekonsonati vbe vọwẹ kugbe. Ona vbe deba, vbe agha ku ekonsonati erenren ne ikpẹmwen eva eva kugbe bae ke vọwẹ k vọwẹ.
---------------- Common verbs in Edo grammar are 2 and 3 leter alphabet consisting of the 17 consonants ( b• d• f• g. h• k• I• m• n• p: r• s• t• v• w• y. and z) and any of the 7 vowel sound (a*u*i*e*ẹ*o*ọ). These also includes the combination of the 8 double consonants.
Nokoto ore ariema oghe avbe vẹbi ne akẹmien - Below is a table of common verbs:
Table 1
Avbe vẹbi oghe ekonsonati ne okpa okpa deba e vọwẹ - Single Consonants with vowels verbs
| B | D | F | G | H | K | L | M | N | P | R | S | T | V | W | Y | Z |
| ba | da | fa | ga | ha | ka | la | ma | na | pa | ra | sa | ta | va | wa | ya | za |
| bu | du | fu | gu | hu | ku | lu | mu | nu | pu | ru | su | tu | vu | wu | yu | zu |
| bi | di | fi | gi | hi | ki | li | mi | ni | pi | ri | si | ti | vi | wi | yi | zi |
| be | de | fe | ge | he | ke | le | me | ne | pe | re | se | te | ve | we | ye | ze |
| bẹ | dẹ | fẹ | gẹ | hẹ | kẹ | lẹ | mẹ | nẹ | pẹ | rẹ | sẹ | tẹ | vẹ | wẹ | yẹ | zẹ |
| bo | do | fo | go | ho | ko | lo | mo | no | po | ro | so | to | vo | wo | yo | zo |
| bọ | dọ | fọ | gọ | họ | kọ | lọ | mọ | nọ | pọ | rọ | sọ | tọ | vọ | wọ | yọ | zọ |
Avbe vẹbi oghe ekonsonati ne eva eva deba e vọwẹ - Double consonant with vowels verbs: [ gb*gh*kh*kp*mw*rh*rr*vb ]
| Gb | Gh | Kh | Kp | Mw | Rh | Rr | Vb |
| gba | gha | kha | kpa | mwa | rha | rra | vba |
| gbu | ghu | khu | kpu | mwu | rhu | rru | vbu |
| gbi | ghi | khi | kpi | mwi | rhi | rri | vbi |
| gbe | ghe | khe | kpe | mwe | rhe | rre | vbe |
| gbẹ | ghẹ | khẹ | kpẹ | mwẹ | rhẹ | rrẹ | vbẹ |
| gbo | gho | kho | kpo | mwo | rho | rro | vbo |
| gbọ | ghọ | khọ | kpọ | mwọ | rhọ | rrọ | vbọ |
Table 2 Avbe vẹbi n'odekẹ – Other verbs with [an, en, in, on, un, ] + [ae, ue, ie, oe, ọe,] + [aẹ,uẹ,iẹ,oẹ,ọẹ] + [re] + [ý] + [ion, ien] applied to all the single and doubloe consonant above.
| B | D | F | G | H | K | L | M | N | P | R | S | T | V | W | Y | Z | (ý) |
| ban | dan | fan | gan | han | kan | lan | man | nan | pan | ran | san | tan | van | wan | yan | zan | ýan |
| ben | den | fen | gen | hen | ken | len | men | nen | pen | ren | sen | ten | ven | wen | yen | zen | ýen |
| bin | din | fin | gin | hin | kin | lin | min | nin | pin | rin | sin | tin | vin | win | yin | zin | ýin |
| bon | don | fon | gon | hon | kon | lon | mon | non | pon | ron | son | ton | von | won | yon | zon | ýon |
| bun | dun | fun | gun | hun | kun | lun | mun | nun | pun | run | sun | tun | vun | wun | yun | zun | ýun |
| Gb | Gh | Kh | Kp | Mw | Rh | Rr | Vb | ||||||||||
| gban | ghan | khan | kpan | mwan | rhan | rran | vban | ||||||||||
| gben | ghen | khen | kpen | mwen | rhen | rren | vben | ||||||||||
| gbin | ghin | khin | kpin | mwin | rhin | rrin | vbin | ||||||||||
| gbon | ghon | khon | kpon | mwon | rhon | rron | vbon | ||||||||||
| gbun | ghun | khun | kpun | mwun | rhun | rrun | vbun | ||||||||||
| Table 3 [ ae, ue, ie, oe, ọe ] | |||||||||||||||||
| B | D | F | G | H | K | L | M | N | P | R | S | T | V | W | Y | Z | (ý) |
| bae | dae | fae | gae | hae | kae | lae | mae | nae | pae | rae | sae | tae | vae | wae | yae | zae | ýae |
| bue | due | fue | gue | hue | kue | lue | mue | nue | pue | rue | sue | tue | vue | wue | yue | zue | ýue |
| bie | die | fie | gie | hie | kie | lie | mie | nie | pie | rie | sie | tie | vie | wie | yie | zie | ýie |
| boe | doe | foe | goe | hoe | koe | loe | moe | noe | poe | roe | soe | toe | voe | woe | yoe | zoe | ýoe |
| bọe | dọe | fọe | gọe | họe | kọe | lọe | mọe | nọe | pọe | rọe | sọe | tọe | vọe | wọe | yọe | zọe | ýọe |
| Gb | Gh | Kh | Kp | Mw | Rh | Rr | Vb | ||||||||||
| gbae | ghae | khae | kpae | mwae | rhae | rrae | vbae | ||||||||||
| gbue | ghue | khue | kpue | mwue | rhue | rrue | vbue | ||||||||||
| gbie | ghie | khie | kpie | mwie | rhie | rrie | vbie | ||||||||||
| gboe | ghoe | khoe | kpoe | mwoe | rhoe | rroe | vboe | ||||||||||
| gbọe | ghọe | khọe | kpọe | mwọe | rhọe | rrọe | vbọe | ||||||||||
| Table 4 [ aẹ, uẹ, iẹ, oẹ, ọẹ ] | |||||||||||||||||
| B | D | F | G | H | K | L | M | N | P | R | S | T | V | W | Y | Z | (ý) |
| baẹ | daẹ | faẹ | gaẹ | haẹ | kaẹ | laẹ | maẹ | naẹ | paẹ | raẹ | saẹ | taẹ | vaẹ | waẹ | yaẹ | zaẹ | ýaẹ |
| bae | dae | fae | gae | hae | kae | lae | mae | nae | pae | rae | sae | tae | vae | wae | yae | zae | ýae |
| buẹ | duẹ | fuẹ | guẹ | huẹ | kuẹ | luẹ | muẹ | nuẹ | puẹ | ruẹ | suẹ | tuẹ | vuẹ | wuẹ | yuẹ | zuẹ | ýuẹ |
| biẹ | diẹ | fiẹ | giẹ | hiẹ | kiẹ | liẹ | miẹ | niẹ | piẹ | riẹ | siẹ | tiẹ | viẹ | wiẹ | yiẹ | ziẹ | ýiẹ |
| boẹ | doẹ | foẹ | goẹ | hoẹ | koẹ | loẹ | moẹ | noẹ | poẹ | roẹ | soẹ | toẹ | voẹ | woẹ | yoẹ | zoẹ | ýoẹ |
| bọẹ | dọẹ | fọẹ | gọẹ | họẹ | kọẹ | lọẹ | mọẹ | nọẹ | pọẹ | rọẹ | sọẹ | tọẹ | vọẹ | wọẹ | yọẹ | zọẹ | ýọẹ |
| Gb | Gh | Kh | Kp | Mw | Rh | Rr | Vb | ||||||||||
| gbaẹ | ghaẹ | khaẹ | kpaẹ | mwaẹ | rhaẹ | rraẹ | vbaẹ | ||||||||||
| gbuẹ | ghuẹ | khuẹ | kpuẹ | mwuẹ | rhuẹ | rruẹ | vbuẹ | ||||||||||
| gbiẹ | ghiẹ | khiẹ | kpiẹ | mwiẹ | rhiẹ | rriẹ | vbiẹ | ||||||||||
| gboẹ | ghoẹ | khoẹ | kpoẹ | mwoẹ | rhoẹ | rroẹ | vboẹ | ||||||||||
| gbọẹ | ghọẹ | khọẹ | kpọẹ | mwọẹ | rhọẹ | rrọẹ | vbọẹ | ||||||||||
| Table 5 [are, ure, ire, ore, ọre, ere, ẹre] "'re" – it, him, her, he or she | |||||||||||||||||
| B | D | F | G | H | K | L | M | N | P | R | S | T | V | W | Y | Z | Ý |
| bare | dare | fare | gare | hare | kare | lare | mare | nare | pare | rare | sare | tare | vare | ware | yare | zare | ýare |
| bure | dure | fure | gure | hure | kure | lure | mure | nure | pure | rure | sure | ture | vure | wure | yure | zure | ýure |
| bire | dire | fire | gire | hire | kire | lire | mire | nire | pire | rire | sire | tire | vire | wire | yire | zire | ýire |
| bore | dore | fore | gore | hore | kore | lore | more | nore | pore | rore | sore | tore | vore | wore | yore | zore | ýore |
| bọre | dọre | fọre | gọre | họre | kọre | lọre | mọre | nọre | pọre | rọre | sọre | tọre | vọre | wọre | yọre | zọre | ýọre |
| bere | dere | fere | gere | here | kere | lere | mere | nere | pere | rere | sere | tere | vere | were | yere | zere | ýere |
| bẹre | dẹre | fẹre | gẹre | hẹre | kẹre | lẹre | mẹre | nẹre | pẹre | rẹre | sẹre | tẹre | vẹre | wẹre | yẹre | zẹre | ýẹre |
| Gb | Gh | Kh | Kp | Mw | Rh | Rr | Vb | ||||||||||
| gbare | ghare | khare | kpare | mware | rhare | rrare | vbare | ||||||||||
| gbure | ghure | khure | kpure | mwure | rhure | rrure | vbure | ||||||||||
| gbire | ghire | khire | kpire | mwire | rhire | rrire | vbire | ||||||||||
| gbore | ghore | khore | kpore | mwore | rhore | rrore | vbore | ||||||||||
| gbọre | ghọre | khọre | kpọre | mwọre | rhọre | rrọre | vbọre | ||||||||||
| gbere | ghere | khere | kpere | mwere | rhere | rrere | vbere | ||||||||||
| gbẹre | ghẹre | khẹre | kpẹre | mwẹre | rhẹre | rrẹre | vbẹre | ||||||||||
| Table 6 [ ian, ion, ien, uan, aen ] | |||||||||||||||||
| B | D | F | G | H | K | L | M | N | P | R | S | T | V | W | Y | Z | (ý) |
| bian | dian | fian | gian | hian | kian | lian | mian | nian | pian | rian | sian | tian | vian | wian | yian | zian | ýian |
| bion | dion | fion | gion | hion | kion | lion | mion | nion | pion | rion | sion | tion | vion | wion | yion | zion | ýion |
| bien | dien | fien | gien | hien | kien | lien | mien | nien | pien | rien | sien | tien | vien | wien | yien | zien | ýien |
| buan | duan | fuan | guan | huan | kuan | luan | muan | nuan | puan | ruan | suan | tuan | vuan | wuan | yuan | zuan | ýuan |
| baen | daen | faen | gaen | haen | kaen | laen | maen | naen | paen | raen | saen | taen | vaen | waen | yaen | zaen | ýaen |
| b | d | f | g | h | k | l | m | n | p | r | s | t | v | w | y | z | ý |
| Gb | Gh | Kh | Kp | Mw | Rh | Rr | Vb | ||||||||||
| gbian | ghian | khian | kpian | mwian | rhian | rrian | vbian | ||||||||||
| gbion | ghion | khion | kpion | mwion | rhion | rrion | vbion | ||||||||||
| gbien | ghien | khien | kpien | mwien | rhien | rrien | vbien | ||||||||||
| gbuan | ghuan | khuan | kpuan | mwuan | rhuan | rruan | vbuan | ||||||||||
| gbaen | ghaen | khaen | kpaen | mwaen | rhaen | rraen | vbaen | ||||||||||
| -- | anren | enren | onren | inren | ienren | ||
| B | banren | benren | bonren | binren | benren | ||
| D | danren | denren | donren | dinren | denren | ||
| F | fanren | fenren | fonren | finren | fenren | ||
| G | ganren | genren | gonren | ginren | genren | ||
| H | hanren | henren | honren | hinren | henren | ||
| K | kanren | kenren | konren | kinren | kenren | ||
| L | lanren | lenren | lonren | linren | lenren | ||
| M | manren | menren | monren | minren | menren | ||
| N | nanren | nenren | nonren | ninren | nenren | ||
| P | panren | penren | ponren | pinren | penren | ||
| R | ranren | renren | ronren | rinren | renren | ||
| S | sanren | senren | sonren | sinren | senren | ||
| T | tanren | tenren | tonren | tinren | tenren | ||
| V | vanren | venren | vonren | vinren | venren | ||
| W | wanren | wenren | wonren | winren | wenren | ||
| Y | yanren | yenren | yonren | yinren | yenren | ||
| Z | zanren | zenren | zonren | zinren | zenren |
| Gb | gbanren | gbenren | gbonren | gbinren | gbenren | ||
| Gh | ghanren | ghenren | ghonren | ghinren | ghenren | ||
| Kh | khanren | khenren | khonren | khinren | khenren | ||
| Kp | kpanren | kpenren | kponren | kpinren | kpenren | ||
| Mw | mwanren | mwenren | mwonren | mwinren | mwenren | ||
| Rh | rhanren | rhenren | rhonren | rhinren | rhenren | ||
| Rr | rranren | rrenren | rronren | rrinren | rrenren | ||
| Vb | vbanren | vbenren | vbonren | vbinren | vbenren | ||