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Penutian definition

☆ Pe·nu·tian (pə no̵̅o̅t′ē ən, pə no̵̅o̅′s̸hən)

noun

a group of remotely related language families, consisting of North American Indian languages of California, British Columbia, and New Mexico

Etymology: coined (1912) by R. B. Dixon & A. L. Kroeber < pene + uti, both words for “two” in different languages of this group

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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