Complex sentence: In the 1600's and 1700's in the Lake Huron region the suffix "onti" is used in a number of place names such as Skenchoietontius, E. Kandechiondius, and the Ondatouius, which describe regions or people of The Thumb of Michigan.
Split into simpler sentences: In the 1600's and 1700's in the Lake Huron area the word suffix "onti" is ues for a number of place names. Such was the case with Skenchoietontius, E. Kandechiondius, and the Ondatouius, which describe areas and probably people of The Thumb of Michigan.