Complex sentence: According to William Byrd II, the Saponi spoke the same language as the Occaneechi and the Stenkenock, and it was probably the same as that spoken by the Meipontsky.
Split into simpler sentences: According to William Byrd II, the Saponi spoke the same language as the Occaneechi and the Stenkenock. It was probably the same as that spoken by the Meipontsky.