Prepositions

Mu

In / At / Inside

Ku

On / At / To

Ne / Na

With / And

Okuva

From

Okujja

To / Towards

Wansi wa

Under / Below

Waggulu wa

Above / Over

Emabega wa

Behind

Ku maaso wa

In front of

Okumpi na

Near / Close to

Ewala na

Far from

Ku bbali bwa

Beside / Next to

Wakati wa

Between / Among

Okwegomba

Around

Mu nnyuma wa

After / Behind

Ebweru bwa

Outside of

E / Ewa

At (a place/person's)

Ku luguudo

On the road / Along

Mu magulu

On foot

Ku nsonda

At the top / Peak

Mu bwangu

In a hurry / Fast

Ku ngeri ya

In the manner of

Nga

Like / As

Okutuuka

Until / Up to

Mu maaso ga

Before (in front of)

Mu ssaawa ya

At (a time)

Ku sabbiiti

On Saturday

Mu mwaka wa

In the year of

Ku lunaku lwa

On the day of

Oluvannyuma lwa

After

Nga tannaba

Before (not yet)

Mu bweru bwa

During

Okuva dda

Since long ago

Ku makya

In the morning

Ekiro kyonna

All night long

Mu kiseera kya

At the time of

Era

Even (addition)

Ku bbanga lya

In a while / After

Oluvannyuma

Afterwards

Mu kati ka

In the middle of

Olwa

Because of / For

Olw'okuyamba

In order to help

Okw'okulya

For eating

Ku nsonga ya

On account of / Due to

Ng'obuyambi

As a help / Support

Ng'essaabiko

As a gift

Mu kifo kya

Instead of

Olwa bwabwe

On their behalf

Olwa bwange

On my behalf

Mu mazzi

In water / By water

Awatali

Without

Wamu na

Together with

Mu buvumu

With courage / Boldly

Ku buzibu

With difficulty

N'essanyu

With joy

N'amaanyi

With strength

Ng'ondaba

In my view / As far as I see

Ng'eby'amazima

In truth / Truly

Ku ddyo

To the right

Ku kkono

To the left

Okusinga

More than / Rather

Nga ye

Like him / As he

Kyenkana

Equal to / Same as

Okusinga okusingira

More than ever

Obutali bwe

Unlike him / Different

Okusukka

Beyond / Exceeding

Mu ngeri ya

In the way of

Awatali kulaba

Despite / Regardless

Ku bujjajjabi

For free / At no cost

Mu ndowooza ya

In the opinion of

Okwagana

Against / Opposing

Mu ngeri emu

In the same way

Mu bujjanjabi

As punishment

Okutwalira awamu

In total / All together

Ku butikirivu

Under pressure

Mu bwobulamu

In life / Alive

Ng'omunnaffe

As one of us

Ku ndaggaano

According to the rule

Mu bwembi bwa

On behalf of both

Ku kilowooza

Based on an idea

Olw'obulamu

For health

Mu kitundu kya

In the region of

Ku lado lwa

On the side of

Munda mwa

Inside of

Nga kimu

As one / Together

Ku buvuma

With authority

Okukosa

Via / Through

Ku ntekateka ya

According to plan

Mu mazaalibwa

By birth / Naturally

Mu bikolwa bya

In the works of

Ku mboozi ya

In the story / topic of

Mu mirimu ya

In the works of

Ku bizibu

In trouble / Difficulty

Ku lukiiko

At the council / Board

Mu mbeera ya

In the condition of

Ng'okutuukira

Up to / As far as

Okusooka

First / Before all

Mu mpeera ya

In reward for

Nga bwe

As / In the way

Okw'okusasula

For payment