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Motif

Name_eng:

Girl’s hair picked up from a river

Description:

A man finds the woman’s hair that was carried by water and decides to marry its owner

Name_rus:

Уплывший волос девушки

Description_rus:

Увидев унесенный водой волос девушки, мужчина решает жениться на той, кому волос принадлежит

Motif type:

Adventures and tricks

Motif group:

10 Adventures

Motif analysis result:

1. Only those Old World motifs that are not found in America besides among the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans.

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

Keywords:

Hair, quest for a marriage partner

Keywords_rus:

Волос, поиски брачного партнера

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
5.1.3.2	Abaza (Abazins)
3.1.3.6	Algeria Arabs
5.2.2.3	Anatolia Turks
3.1.1.1	Ancient Egypt
3.1.2.1	Arabs of Egypt
5.3.2.3	Arabs of Iraq
5.3.2.6	Arabs of Kuwait, Bahrein, Qatar, Emirates, Oman,
1.4.1.2	Arabs of Sudan
5.4.2.5	Baluch
3.1.3.3	Berbers of Morocco and adjacent parts of Algeria
6.2.3.3	Chin-Naga: Ao, Mao, Sema, Zeme, Liangmai, Kolren, Kom, Lhota, Rengma, Angami, Kabui, Tangkhul, Koirenf
5.4.4.2	Dards (Kalash, Kho, Kohistani, Shina, Pashai)
5.2.1.1	Georgians
5.6.2.1	Hindi-speaking peoples and casts (incl. Teli, Parahiya; incl. Chhattisgarhi) of Northern and West-Central India
3.1.3.2	Kabylia and other Berber of Northern and Central Algeria: Beni Snous, Beni Menacer (incl Zuav), Shaui, etc.)
5.5.1.2	Kara Kalpak
6.3.1.2	Karen, Pa-O, Padaung, Kayah
5.6.2.8	Kashmiri
5.5.1.1	Kazakh
5.6.2.16	Konkani (including local component in Goa folklore)
6.2.3.6	Kuki, Chiru, Falam (Hallam), Chin (Meitei =Manipuri, Khami, =Kumi), Lakher, Mizo (Lushei), Anal, Pawi (Lai), Purum, Koireng, Milhiem, Kolhen, Mru
5.6.2.19	Kumaoni (Central Pahari), incl. Garhwali
6.2.2.1	Lepcha
5.3.3.2	Mehri; Harsusi, Jibbali (Shahri, Shauri), Hobyot
6.4.7.5	Mindanao: Blaan (Bilaan), Bagobo, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Hiligáynon, Binukid, Magindaan (=Magindanao: main Muslim population), Mandaya, Mansaka, Manobo (Agusan, Ata, Dibabawon, Sarangani, Ilianen), Maranao, Subanon (=Subanun), Subanen, Tboli
9.1.5.3	Mongols (Khalkha)
3.1.3.5	Morocco Arabs
5.6.2.7	Nepali; Tharu
5.6.3.5	Nilgiri Hills: Toda, Kota, Kurumba (Kuruba), Badaga, Maravar, Pulaya, Adiya, Kadar, Irula
5.1.5.2	Nogai
5.4.2.1	Persians
5.6.2.9	Punjabi, Seraiki (Multani)
5.6.2.13	Rajasthani (Radjasthan and Madhya Pradesh)
5.6.2.10	Sindhi
5.6.2.17	Sinhalese; Vedda
3.2.1.4	Somali
5.3.3.3	Soqotri
1.2.5.12	Swahili, Midjikenda (incl Giryama), Nyika, Duruma; Ngindo, Kiluguru and other Islamic groups of the Eastern Coast of Africa
4.2.1.4	Swedes
5.4.2.3	Tajik
5.6.3.4	Tamil, Muthuvan, Marvar
6.3.1.6	Thai of Vietnam, Tai Lue, Khao (Kho, Tai Don, White Tai), Tai Dam (Black Tai), Nung; Buyi; Shui
6.4.6.2	Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
3.1.3.7	Tunisia Arabs