It has been usually recognized that rhymed prose was first used among the Hebrews in the Liturgy by JanNAI, who flourished in the seventh century.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell
Thee NAI was the word "Where" in Thai; but she spoke it with such certainty that he believed in its legitimacy as a city name like Chaing Mai.
"Corpus of a Siam Mosquito"
Steven Sills
The old mother NAI, soon after took her basket and went to the bazaar to buy puc for her son's breakfast, but when she returned she was surprised to see that during her absence some one had swept the house, cooked the food, and that the "morning rice" was all ready to eat.
"Shan Folk Lore Stories from the Hill and Water Country"
William C. Griggs