LANGUAGES OF THE FILIAL A -NJAEO DISTRICT. 463 
Examples:— 
- Tcweni , to laugh. 
A-kweni, 
I laugh. 
I-kweni, 
Thou laughest. 
E-kweni, 
He, she, it laughs. 
Ki-kweni, 
We laugh. 
Ki-kweni, 
You laugh. 
E-kweni, 
They laugh. 
It is possible that the form of the 1st pronominal 
prefix in the verb was na , 2 an abbreviation of nanu. 
There are one or two cases in which it still seems to 
linger, as in naji, “ I am called.” The form of the 1st 
and 2nd persons plural, it will be noticed, are the same. 
As may be noticed in several African languages, the 
2nd person plural has not a very well fixed existence, 
and seems to borrow forms from the other persons. 
The possessive pronouns are used as suffixes, and 
are 
Sing. 
My, - lai , raasc.; ai , fem. and common. 
Plur. 
- lainai , masc.; - ainai , 
fem. and common. 
- linono , masc.; - nono , fem. 
and common. 
Thy, - lino , masc.; -ino or - nono , fem. 
and common. 
His, her, its, - lenye , masc.; - enye , fem. and common (sing, and plur.) 
Our, - lah , masc.; -an, fem. and common (sing, and plur.). 
Your (doubtful; possibly -inye or - enye , the same as his, &c.). 
Their, - lenycna , masc. ; - enyena , fem. (sing, and plur.). 
Examples of above 
Arabe-lai, my friend (masc.). 
Anasi-ai , my sister (fem.). 
Eiboni-lino , thy chief (masc.). 
Naiu-ino, thy mother (fem.). 
Aji-enye , his house (fem.). 
Tohitin-ainai, my things (fem.). 
&c. 
The relative pronouns in Masai seem to present but 
2 Na is still the form used in Central Masai-land, according to Dr. 
Fischer. 
