khuate; e.g. The old man was a character in the village = Tarpa cu an khua chungah khan hawi lo lo deuh a si; e.g. The city was girdled with villages = Khuapi cu khuate nih an kulh; e.g. City life is more pleasant than village life = Khuapi nunning cu khuate nunning nakin a nuam deuh; e.g. A network of roads connected the towns and villages = Sur bantukin aa takmi lam hna nih khuapi le khuate kha an pehtlaih dih hna.