Language: We have an interesting adjective here, "Lamanitish." This is using a political term to describe the servants, who might otherwise expect to have been Lamanites (politically or lineally). It is possible that this usage denoted others such as Ammon who were not originally of the Lamanite polity who had been pressed into service, or had otherwise come into the service of the king. However, since this adjective is only used here and in Alma 19:16, we cannot be sure if it accurately denotes a category recognized in the plates, or is simply an artifact of the translation process. In both cases, the term is applied to a servant of the king, so both possibilities fit the two examples. Upon such thin evidence it is impossible to be certain, however, so we must simply leave it open to speculation.