45. _Yeshotonnih_, "and then his uncle." The Seneca nation, being the brother of the Onondaga, is, of course, the uncle of the Cayuga nation. _Skanyadariyo_ (Onon., _Kanyataiyo_), "beautiful lake;" originally, perhaps, "great lake." (See Appendix, Note B.) This name is spelt in Section 28 (_ante_, p. 128) _Kanyadariyu_. The prefixed _s_ is the sign of the reiterative form, and when joined to proper names is regarded as a token of nobility,--like the French _de_, or the German _von_. [Footnote: See J. A. Cuoq: _Jugement Erroné_, etc., p. 57. "Le reiteratif est comme un signe de noblesse dans les noms propres."] _Kanyadariyo_, was one of the two leading chiefs of the Senecas at the formation of the confederacy. The title belongs to the Wolf clan. _Yeshonaraseshen_, lit., "they were cousins." In the present instance, and according to the Indian idiom, we must read "Skanyadariyo, with his cousin, Shadekaronyes." _Shadekaronyes_ (Onon., _Shatekaenyes_), "skies of equal length." This chief (whose successor now belongs to the Snipe clan) was in ancient times the head of the second great division of the Senecas. These two potentates were made a "class" in the Council by themselves, and were thus required to deliberate together and come to an agreement on any question that was brought up, before expressing an opinion in the council. This ingenious device for preventing differences between the two sections of the Seneca nation is one of the many evidences of statesmanship exhibited in the formation of the League. 46. _Satyenawat_, "withheld." This chief, in the Canadian list, is of the Snipe clan; in Mr. Morgan's Seneca list, he is of the Bear clan. His comrade in the class, Shakenjowane, is, in both lists, of the Hawk clan. _Shakenjowane_ (Onon., _Shakenjona_), "large forehead." There has apparently been some derangement here in the order of the classes. In Mr. Morgan's list, and also in one furnished to me at Onondaga Castle, the two chiefs just named belong to different classes. The variance of the lists may be thus shown:-- _The Book of Rites_. _The Seneca and Onondaga Lists_. Second Seneca Class. _Satyenawat_ _Kanokarih_ _Shakenjowane_ _Shakenjowane_. Third Seneca Class. _Kanokarih_ _Satyenawat_ _Nisharyenen_ _Nisharyenen_. Satyenawat and Kanokarih have changed places. As the Book of Rites is the earlier authority, it is probable that the change was made among the New York Senecas after a part of their nation had removed to Canada. 47. _Kanokarih_ (Onon., _Kanokaehe_), "threatened." _Nisharyenen_ (Onon., _Onishayenenha_), "the day fell down."