Eba (on the right) and Efo riro
From Yoruba ẹ̀bà.
eba (uncountable)
- A stiff dough made by soaking garri in hot water and kneading it with a baton.
2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 18:I don’t grumble, even though eba clings to surfaces, especially wooden ones, like superglue.
- BAE, AEB, a-be, bae, EAB, ABE, Bea, abe, Abé, BAe, Bae, aeb, BEA, Abe
From Proto-Bantu *-jíba.
-êba
- to steal
- Synonym: -khwabanisa
Tone HH
|
Infinitive
|
ukweba
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukweba
|
ukungebi
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
yeba
|
-ebe
|
Plural
|
yebani
|
-ebeni
|
|
Present
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyeba, ngeba
|
engebayo, engeba
|
ngeba
|
angebi
|
engingebi
|
ngingebi
|
2nd singular
|
uyeba, weba
|
owebayo, oweba
|
weba
|
awebi
|
ongebi
|
ungebi
|
1st plural
|
siyeba, seba
|
esebayo, eseba
|
seba
|
asebi
|
esingebi
|
singebi
|
2nd plural
|
niyeba, neba
|
enebayo, eneba
|
neba
|
anebi
|
eningebi
|
ningebi
|
Class 1
|
uyeba, weba
|
owebayo, oweba
|
eba
|
akebi
|
ongebi
|
engebi
|
Class 2
|
bayeba, beba
|
abebayo, abeba
|
beba
|
abebi
|
abangebi
|
bengebi
|
Class 3
|
uyeba, weba
|
owebayo, oweba
|
weba
|
awebi
|
ongebi
|
ungebi
|
Class 4
|
iyeba, yeba
|
eyebayo, eyeba
|
yeba
|
ayebi
|
engebi
|
ingebi
|
Class 5
|
liyeba, leba
|
elebayo, eleba
|
leba
|
alebi
|
elingebi
|
lingebi
|
Class 6
|
ayeba, eba
|
ebayo, eba
|
eba
|
awebi
|
angebi
|
engebi
|
Class 7
|
siyeba, seba
|
esebayo, eseba
|
seba
|
asebi
|
esingebi
|
singebi
|
Class 8
|
ziyeba, zeba
|
ezebayo, ezeba
|
zeba
|
azebi
|
ezingebi
|
zingebi
|
Class 9
|
iyeba, yeba
|
eyebayo, eyeba
|
yeba
|
ayebi
|
engebi
|
ingebi
|
Class 10
|
ziyeba, zeba
|
ezebayo, ezeba
|
zeba
|
azebi
|
ezingebi
|
zingebi
|
Class 11
|
luyeba, lweba
|
olwebayo, olweba
|
lweba
|
alwebi
|
olungebi
|
lungebi
|
Class 14
|
buyeba, beba
|
obebayo, obeba
|
beba
|
abebi
|
obungebi
|
bungebi
|
Class 15
|
kuyeba, kweba
|
okwebayo, okweba
|
kweba
|
akwebi
|
okungebi
|
kungebi
|
Class 17
|
kuyeba, kweba
|
okwebayo, okweba
|
kweba
|
akwebi
|
okungebi
|
kungebi
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngebile, ngebē
|
engebile, engebē
|
ngebile, ngebē
|
angebanga
|
engingebanga
|
ngingebanga
|
2nd singular
|
webile, webē
|
owebile, owebē
|
webile, webē
|
awebanga
|
ongebanga
|
ungebanga
|
1st plural
|
sebile, sebē
|
esebile, esebē
|
sebile, sebē
|
asebanga
|
esingebanga
|
singebanga
|
2nd plural
|
nebile, nebē
|
enebile, enebē
|
nebile, nebē
|
anebanga
|
eningebanga
|
ningebanga
|
Class 1
|
webile, webē
|
owebile, owebē
|
ebile, ebē
|
akebanga
|
ongebanga
|
engebanga
|
Class 2
|
bebile, bebē
|
abebile, abebē
|
bebile, bebē
|
abebanga
|
abangebanga
|
bengebanga
|
Class 3
|
webile, webē
|
owebile, owebē
|
webile, webē
|
awebanga
|
ongebanga
|
ungebanga
|
Class 4
|
yebile, yebē
|
eyebile, eyebē
|
yebile, yebē
|
ayebanga
|
engebanga
|
ingebanga
|
Class 5
|
lebile, lebē
|
elebile, elebē
|
lebile, lebē
|
alebanga
|
elingebanga
|
lingebanga
|
Class 6
|
ebile, ebē
|
ebile, ebē
|
ebile, ebē
|
awebanga
|
angebanga
|
engebanga
|
Class 7
|
sebile, sebē
|
esebile, esebē
|
sebile, sebē
|
asebanga
|
esingebanga
|
singebanga
|
Class 8
|
zebile, zebē
|
ezebile, ezebē
|
zebile, zebē
|
azebanga
|
ezingebanga
|
zingebanga
|
Class 9
|
yebile, yebē
|
eyebile, eyebē
|
yebile, yebē
|
ayebanga
|
engebanga
|
ingebanga
|
Class 10
|
zebile, zebē
|
ezebile, ezebē
|
zebile, zebē
|
azebanga
|
ezingebanga
|
zingebanga
|
Class 11
|
lwebile, lwebē
|
olwebile, olwebē
|
lwebile, lwebē
|
alwebanga
|
olungebanga
|
lungebanga
|
Class 14
|
bebile, bebē
|
obebile, obebē
|
bebile, bebē
|
abebanga
|
obungebanga
|
bungebanga
|
Class 15
|
kwebile, kwebē
|
okwebile, okwebē
|
kwebile, kwebē
|
akwebanga
|
okungebanga
|
kungebanga
|
Class 17
|
kwebile, kwebē
|
okwebile, okwebē
|
kwebile, kwebē
|
akwebanga
|
okungebanga
|
kungebanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngēba
|
engēba
|
ngēba
|
angebanga
|
engingebanga
|
ngingebanga
|
2nd singular
|
wēba
|
owēba
|
wēba
|
awebanga
|
ongebanga
|
ungebanga
|
1st plural
|
sēba
|
esēba
|
sēba
|
asebanga
|
esingebanga
|
singebanga
|
2nd plural
|
nēba
|
enēba
|
nēba
|
anebanga
|
eningebanga
|
ningebanga
|
Class 1
|
wēba
|
owēba
|
ēba
|
akebanga
|
ongebanga
|
engebanga
|
Class 2
|
bēba
|
abēba
|
bēba
|
abebanga
|
abangebanga
|
bengebanga
|
Class 3
|
wēba
|
owēba
|
wēba
|
awebanga
|
ongebanga
|
ungebanga
|
Class 4
|
yēba
|
eyēba
|
yēba
|
ayebanga
|
engebanga
|
ingebanga
|
Class 5
|
lēba
|
elēba
|
lēba
|
alebanga
|
elingebanga
|
lingebanga
|
Class 6
|
ēba
|
ēba
|
ēba
|
awebanga
|
angebanga
|
engebanga
|
Class 7
|
sēba
|
esēba
|
sēba
|
asebanga
|
esingebanga
|
singebanga
|
Class 8
|
zēba
|
ezēba
|
zēba
|
azebanga
|
ezingebanga
|
zingebanga
|
Class 9
|
yēba
|
eyēba
|
yēba
|
ayebanga
|
engebanga
|
ingebanga
|
Class 10
|
zēba
|
ezēba
|
zēba
|
azebanga
|
ezingebanga
|
zingebanga
|
Class 11
|
lwēba
|
olwēba
|
lwēba
|
alwebanga
|
olungebanga
|
lungebanga
|
Class 14
|
bēba
|
obēba
|
bēba
|
abebanga
|
obungebanga
|
bungebanga
|
Class 15
|
kwēba
|
okwēba
|
kwēba
|
akwebanga
|
okungebanga
|
kungebanga
|
Class 17
|
kwēba
|
okwēba
|
kwēba
|
akwebanga
|
okungebanga
|
kungebanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingeba
|
—
|
ngingeba
|
ngingebe
|
—
|
ngingebe
|
2nd singular
|
ungeba
|
—
|
ungeba
|
ungebe
|
—
|
ungebe
|
1st plural
|
singeba
|
—
|
singeba
|
singebe
|
—
|
singebe
|
2nd plural
|
ningeba
|
—
|
ningeba
|
ningebe
|
—
|
ningebe
|
Class 1
|
angeba
|
—
|
engeba
|
angebe
|
—
|
engebe
|
Class 2
|
bangeba
|
—
|
bengeba
|
bangebe
|
—
|
bengebe
|
Class 3
|
ungeba
|
—
|
ungeba
|
ungebe
|
—
|
ungebe
|
Class 4
|
ingeba
|
—
|
ingeba
|
ingebe
|
—
|
ingebe
|
Class 5
|
lingeba
|
—
|
lingeba
|
lingebe
|
—
|
lingebe
|
Class 6
|
angeba
|
—
|
engeba
|
angebe
|
—
|
engebe
|
Class 7
|
singeba
|
—
|
singeba
|
singebe
|
—
|
singebe
|
Class 8
|
zingeba
|
—
|
zingeba
|
zingebe
|
—
|
zingebe
|
Class 9
|
ingeba
|
—
|
ingeba
|
ingebe
|
—
|
ingebe
|
Class 10
|
zingeba
|
—
|
zingeba
|
zingebe
|
—
|
zingebe
|
Class 11
|
lungeba
|
—
|
lungeba
|
lungebe
|
—
|
lungebe
|
Class 14
|
bungeba
|
—
|
bungeba
|
bungebe
|
—
|
bungebe
|
Class 15
|
kungeba
|
—
|
kungeba
|
kungebe
|
—
|
kungebe
|
Class 17
|
kungeba
|
—
|
kungeba
|
kungebe
|
—
|
kungebe
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizokweba
|
engizokweba
|
ngizokweba
|
angizukweba
|
engingezukweba
|
ngingezukweba
|
2nd singular
|
uzokweba
|
ozokweba
|
uzokweba
|
awuzukweba
|
ongezukweba
|
ungezukweba
|
1st plural
|
sizokweba
|
esizokweba
|
sizokweba
|
asizukweba
|
esingezukweba
|
singezukweba
|
2nd plural
|
nizokweba
|
enizokweba
|
nizokweba
|
anizukweba
|
eningezukweba
|
ningezukweba
|
Class 1
|
uzokweba
|
ozokweba
|
ezokweba
|
akazukweba
|
ongezukweba
|
engezukweba
|
Class 2
|
bazokweba
|
abazokweba
|
bezokweba
|
abazukweba
|
abangezukweba
|
bengezukweba
|
Class 3
|
uzokweba
|
ozokweba
|
uzokweba
|
awuzukweba
|
ongezukweba
|
ungezukweba
|
Class 4
|
izokweba
|
ezokweba
|
izokweba
|
ayizukweba
|
engezukweba
|
ingezukweba
|
Class 5
|
lizokweba
|
elizokweba
|
lizokweba
|
alizukweba
|
elingezukweba
|
lingezukweba
|
Class 6
|
azokweba
|
azokweba
|
ezokweba
|
awazukweba
|
angezukweba
|
engezukweba
|
Class 7
|
sizokweba
|
esizokweba
|
sizokweba
|
asizukweba
|
esingezukweba
|
singezukweba
|
Class 8
|
zizokweba
|
ezizokweba
|
zizokweba
|
azizukweba
|
ezingezukweba
|
zingezukweba
|
Class 9
|
izokweba
|
ezokweba
|
izokweba
|
ayizukweba
|
engezukweba
|
ingezukweba
|
Class 10
|
zizokweba
|
ezizokweba
|
zizokweba
|
azizukweba
|
ezingezukweba
|
zingezukweba
|
Class 11
|
luzokweba
|
oluzokweba
|
luzokweba
|
aluzukweba
|
olungezukweba
|
lungezukweba
|
Class 14
|
buzokweba
|
obuzokweba
|
buzokweba
|
abuzukweba
|
obungezukweba
|
bungezukweba
|
Class 15
|
kuzokweba
|
okuzokweba
|
kuzokweba
|
akuzukweba
|
okungezukweba
|
kungezukweba
|
Class 17
|
kuzokweba
|
okuzokweba
|
kuzokweba
|
akuzukweba
|
okungezukweba
|
kungezukweba
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyokweba
|
engiyokweba
|
ngiyokweba
|
angiyukweba
|
engingeyukweba
|
ngingeyukweba
|
2nd singular
|
uyokweba
|
oyokweba
|
uyokweba
|
awuyukweba
|
ongeyukweba
|
ungeyukweba
|
1st plural
|
siyokweba
|
esiyokweba
|
siyokweba
|
asiyukweba
|
esingeyukweba
|
singeyukweba
|
2nd plural
|
niyokweba
|
eniyokweba
|
niyokweba
|
aniyukweba
|
eningeyukweba
|
ningeyukweba
|
Class 1
|
uyokweba
|
oyokweba
|
eyokweba
|
akayukweba
|
ongeyukweba
|
engeyukweba
|
Class 2
|
bayokweba
|
abayokweba
|
beyokweba
|
abayukweba
|
abangeyukweba
|
bengeyukweba
|
Class 3
|
uyokweba
|
oyokweba
|
uyokweba
|
awuyukweba
|
ongeyukweba
|
ungeyukweba
|
Class 4
|
iyokweba
|
eyokweba
|
iyokweba
|
ayiyukweba
|
engeyukweba
|
ingeyukweba
|
Class 5
|
liyokweba
|
eliyokweba
|
liyokweba
|
aliyukweba
|
elingeyukweba
|
lingeyukweba
|
Class 6
|
ayokweba
|
ayokweba
|
eyokweba
|
awayukweba
|
angeyukweba
|
engeyukweba
|
Class 7
|
siyokweba
|
esiyokweba
|
siyokweba
|
asiyukweba
|
esingeyukweba
|
singeyukweba
|
Class 8
|
ziyokweba
|
eziyokweba
|
ziyokweba
|
aziyukweba
|
ezingeyukweba
|
zingeyukweba
|
Class 9
|
iyokweba
|
eyokweba
|
iyokweba
|
ayiyukweba
|
engeyukweba
|
ingeyukweba
|
Class 10
|
ziyokweba
|
eziyokweba
|
ziyokweba
|
aziyukweba
|
ezingeyukweba
|
zingeyukweba
|
Class 11
|
luyokweba
|
oluyokweba
|
luyokweba
|
aluyukweba
|
olungeyukweba
|
lungeyukweba
|
Class 14
|
buyokweba
|
obuyokweba
|
buyokweba
|
abuyukweba
|
obungeyukweba
|
bungeyukweba
|
Class 15
|
kuyokweba
|
okuyokweba
|
kuyokweba
|
akuyukweba
|
okungeyukweba
|
kungeyukweba
|
Class 17
|
kuyokweba
|
okuyokweba
|
kuyokweba
|
akuyukweba
|
okungeyukweba
|
kungeyukweba
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngebe
|
ngingebi
|
2nd singular
|
webe
|
ungebi
|
1st plural
|
sebe
|
singebi
|
2nd plural
|
nebe
|
ningebi
|
Class 1
|
ebe
|
angebi
|
Class 2
|
bebe
|
bangebi
|
Class 3
|
webe
|
ungebi
|
Class 4
|
yebe
|
ingebi
|
Class 5
|
lebe
|
lingebi
|
Class 6
|
ebe
|
angebi
|
Class 7
|
sebe
|
singebi
|
Class 8
|
zebe
|
zingebi
|
Class 9
|
yebe
|
ingebi
|
Class 10
|
zebe
|
zingebi
|
Class 11
|
lwebe
|
lungebi
|
Class 14
|
bebe
|
bungebi
|
Class 15
|
kwebe
|
kungebi
|
Class 17
|
kwebe
|
kungebi
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngeba
|
ngangeba, angeba, angangeba
|
2nd singular
|
weba
|
wangeba, aweba, awangeba
|
1st plural
|
seba
|
sangeba, aseba, asangeba
|
2nd plural
|
neba
|
nangeba, aneba, anangeba
|
Class 1
|
weba
|
wangeba, akeba, akangeba
|
Class 2
|
beba
|
bangeba, abeba, abangeba
|
Class 3
|
weba
|
wangeba, aweba, awangeba
|
Class 4
|
yeba
|
yangeba, ayeba, ayangeba
|
Class 5
|
leba
|
langeba, aleba, alangeba
|
Class 6
|
eba
|
angeba, aweba, awangeba
|
Class 7
|
seba
|
sangeba, aseba, asangeba
|
Class 8
|
zeba
|
zangeba, azeba, azangeba
|
Class 9
|
yeba
|
yangeba, ayeba, ayangeba
|
Class 10
|
zeba
|
zangeba, azeba, azangeba
|
Class 11
|
lweba
|
lwangeba, alweba, alwangeba
|
Class 14
|
beba
|
bangeba, abeba, abangeba
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Class 15
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kweba
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kwangeba, akweba, akwangeba
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Class 17
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kweba
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kwangeba, akweba, akwangeba
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