In Alma 23:14, Mormon mentions that "the Amalekites were not converted, save only one; neither were any on the Amulonites; but they did harden their hearts, and also the hearts of the Lamanites in that part of the land wheresoever they dwelt, yea, and all their villages and all their cities." It is unclear in this verse as to what the word "their" refers to. One meaning of "their" might refer to Lamanite cities or villages in general. In other words, the Amalekites and Amulonites were a minority (ruling class?) mixed in with a majority population of Lamanites. On the other hand, the Amalekites and Amulonites might have had certain villages and cities relatively all to themselves. [Alan C. Miner, Personal Notes]