List of fixed expressions

Compound prepositions (Mohammed, 2001)

• baada ya: after
• kati ya: between
• ndani ya: inside of
• mbele ya: in front of
• karibu ?: near
• pamoja na: together with
• mahali pa: instead of
• juu ya: on
• kutoka kwa: from
• kwa ajili ya: for the sake of
• shingoni mwa: around the neck of
• ukingoni mwa: along the bank of
• mbali na: far from
• nyuma ya: after
• katikati ya: among
• kwa habari ya: about
• zaidi ya: more than
• nje ya: outside
• kwa sababu ya: because of
• chini ya: below, under

Adverbial fixed expressions

• hata hivyo: consequently