Conjunctions

Ne / Na

And

Naye

But / However

Oba

Or

Era

Also / And also

Ate

And (continuative)

Wadde

Even / Even though

Kyokka

But / Only / However

Naye nga

Yet / Still

Oba si

Or not

Newaakubadde

Even if / Although

Si kyokka

Not only

Naye era

And yet / But also

Wekka

Only / Solely

Era nawe

Also / Additionally

Obutali

Without / Not being

Awatali

Without

Mu kifo kya

Instead of

Obutaba

Without being

N'okuba

And being

Naye si

But not

Kubanga

Because

Olwa

Because of / For

Bwe

When / As

Nga

While / As

Kwe kiri

Therefore / So

Okutuukira

Until

Nga tannaba

Before (not yet)

Oluvannyuma lwa

After

Bwe nga

So that / In order to

Singa

If (hypothetical)

Bw'oba

If you / When you

Bwetaagisa

If necessary

Nti

That (reported speech)

Ng'oba

As if / Like

Okuva nga

Since (time)

Wadde nga

Even though / Although

Newaakubadde nga

Even if (strong)

Okutuuka

By the time / Until

Olw'okutandika

In order to start

Okutaafuna

So as not to fail

Okuyamba

In order to help

Bwe nga tali

Unless

Oba bwe

Whether / If

Mu ngeri

So that / Such that

Ng'eby'amazima

Indeed / Truly

Si... wabula

Not... but

Era... ne

Both... and

Oba... oba

Either... or

Si... naye era

Neither... nor

Bwe... ate bwe

The more... the more

Wadde... naye

Even though... but

Mwaka ku mwaka

Year by year

Omu ku omu

One by one

Lunaku ku lunaku

Day by day

Nga bwe... ate nga bwe

As... so too

Ku bw'ekyo

Therefore / As a result

Ku nkomerero

In the end / Finally

Mu kasasiro

In summary / To conclude

Ku ekyo ky'okusoka

First of all

Okwongera

Furthermore / Moreover

Mu ngeri emu

Similarly / Likewise

Nga bwe kiri

Nevertheless

Mu by'ennono

In general

Kwe bityo

Thus / Such

Okutwalira awamu

In total / Overall

Mu by'amazima

In truth / Honestly

Eky'okusingira

Most of all / Above all

Wabula

Rather / Instead

Nga bwe baagamba

As they say

Okusinziira ku

Based on / According to

Okwongeza

To add to that

Nawe kale

Well then / OK then

Bwetaagisa ne

If need be with

Mu by'okusazaamu

In conclusion

Okukebera

Conversely / However

Ate nga bwe

Likewise / So too

Ku nkomerero wa

At the end of

Okuddamu

Again / Repeatedly

Eby'okusooka

The first things

Okwongera bw'ekyo

Beyond that

Awo

Then / At that point

Awo ne

And then

Naye kati

But now

Kale

OK / Alright / Then

Kaakano

Right now / Immediately

Nsi

Just / Simply (filler)

Ddala

Really / Honestly

Era.

And also (strong)

Eky'amagero

Surprisingly / Amazingly

Ng'oraba

Apparently / As you see

Bw'eyagamba

As he said

Ng'okiraba

As you can see / Evidently

Ku bye yakola

Based on what he did

Okwongerawo

To add more / Further

Ku ntekateka ya

According to plan

Nga bwe yakolera

In the way he worked

Okutandika

To begin / Starting

Okusazaamu

To conclude / Finally

N'ekikulu

Importantly / The main thing

Kituufu nti

It is true that