The Prefixes ki- and u- used in the construction of this form, are sometimes necessarily applied to a Compound Noun, or to a Noun qualified by some word or clause ; in such case the Prefix is not applied to the qualifying word or clause. Thus, from mbuta a makesa, captain of soldiers, comes kimbuta a makesa, a captaincy of soldiers, not kimbuta kia makesa, which would mean the captaincy of soldiers in another sense, namely, the superiority of soldiers over ordinary civilians ; so that in this instance, mbuta a makesa is the idea to which the kiis to be applied, so mbuta-a-makesa is treated as a Compound Noun, and receives its Prefix accordingly. Any further qualifying word receives the Prefix also.