Penutian is an English word with synonyms like indian or amerind. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Penutian in a sentence
Penutian meaning
- A proposed grouping of language families that includes many Native American languages of western North America, predominantly spoken at one time in Washington, Oregon, and California.
- An age from 53 to 51 million years ago, a subdivision of the Eocene.
Synonyms of Penutian
Using Penutian
- The main meaning on this page is: A proposed grouping of language families that includes many Native American languages of western North America, predominantly spoken at one time in Washington, Oregon, and California. | An age from 53 to 51 million years ago, a subdivision of the Eocene.
- Useful related words include: american indian, indian, amerind, amerindian language.
- In the example corpus, penutian often appears in combinations such as: plateau penutian.
Context around Penutian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Penutian
- In this selection, "penutian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, plateau, larger, family, grouping and language stand out and add context to how "penutian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a larger penutian grouping and the plateau penutian family which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "penutian" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with penutian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Once thought to be a language isolate, Klamath–Modoc is now considered a member of the Plateau Penutian language family. (20 words)
The Sahaptian sub-family is one of the branches of the Plateau Penutian family, which in turn may be related to a larger Penutian grouping. (25 words)
The Sahaptian sub-family is one of the branches of the Plateau Penutian family, which in turn may be related to a larger Penutian grouping. (25 words)
Once thought to be a language isolate, Klamath–Modoc is now considered a member of the Plateau Penutian language family. (20 words)
Example sentences (2)
The Sahaptian sub-family is one of the branches of the Plateau Penutian family, which in turn may be related to a larger Penutian grouping.
Once thought to be a language isolate, Klamath–Modoc is now considered a member of the Plateau Penutian language family.
Common combinations with penutian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: