Linguistic Archaeology: The Little People of the Iroquoi

The little peoples of the iroquoi
1. Jo-ga-oh (generic term)
2. Gan-da-yah
3. Ga-hon-ga
4. Oh-do-was

Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
4 100%   0   0%     0   0%     3  75%       0   0%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
0   0%      0  0%      2 50%     0    0%      3 75%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
4 100%   1 25%    0   0%      0   0%       0   0%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
2  50%     0   0%     0   0%      0   0%       1 25%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
0   0%      0   0%     1 25%      0   0%       1  25%

Z      %
0    0%

Popularity of use
100% A, H:
75% O, G, A, H:
50% D, N, O, G, A, H: Ga-hon-ga,
25% J, S, W, Y, D, N, O, G, A, H: Oh-do-was, Gan-da-yah, Jo-ga-oh (generic term),
0% E, I, U, B, C, F, K, L, M, P, Q, R, T, V, X, Z

Conclusion: The earliest are the Ga-hon-ga, they are guardians of the stream, live in rock caves near rivers, and though small in size are possessed of gigantic strength. The remaining two occur at 25%, the myth around them developing into a generic concept.


Indeterminant                             %           Dev. Chain
Little People of the Iroquoi     100%       (A, H; O, G, D, N)
Laotian Dictionary                55%      (A, H; P, K; E, O)

I realy hate indeterminant results.