[198.] Gendagwen(t) for Gĕñdăʹgwĕn is a place name, signifying “At the broad or flat clearing or field.” The final t-sound of the original is elided in modern Seneca pronunciation.
[199.] The meaning here is not clear, but it would seem to refer to the fact that a cyclone in a forest embraces in its sweep all manner of birds.
[200.] Ganos for gāʹnoʼs is the name of a species of frog.
[201.] This is a reference to a native notion that the earth was a flat surface not more than 16 days’ journey from the center to the edge.
[202.] This number “10” is probably only a round figure denoting a long time and a difficult journey. Compare Note [194].
[203.] This number is probably a reflex of the last number mentioned. Sixteen days were consumed in the outward journey. The use of definite numbers for these journeys is perhaps an attempt to make unhistorical dates seem probable.
[204.] Gaisonhe for Gaiʻsoⁿʹʻheʼ is the daddy-long-legs (harvest-man, carter, and grand-daddy-long-legs are other names for this insect).
[205.] Ohohwa ohnoh for Oʼoʹwāʼ Oʹʼnonʼ mean “Owl its arrow.”
[206.] Odjiʼeqʹdăʼ is the name of the crab and signifies “It (is) the claw.”
[207.] Sʻhodieonskon for sʻhodiʹoⁿskoⁿʼ is the name of a mythic character whose chief activities were to play pranks on all persons. In some tales he is represented as a brother to Death. See note [155].