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Motif

Name_eng:

Alive being turns into many objects

Description:

Person or creature is transformed. Separate parts of its (his, her) body give origin to different objects or creatures (only etiological narratives are considered)

Name_rus:

Множество объектов из одного существа

Description_rus:

В результате метаморфозы живого существа возникают различные (более двух наименований) предметы, существа или объекты (учитываются только повествования с этиологической концовкой)

Motif type:

Cosmology and etiology

Motif group:

03 Cosmogony, the earth and the sky, etiology of the elements, natural and biological phenomena (fire, water, soil, thunderstorms, dream, etc.), cataclysms and cosmic threats, spirits of nature

05 Origin of human beings, ethnic groups, etiology of human anatomy, strange body configuration, ways of behavior, marriages before the establishment of the present norms

06 Origin and interpretation of culture elements, in particular related to agriculture, inadequate forms of subsistence and economic activity before the establishment of the present norms

07 Etiology of plants and animals and of their peculiar features, particular animals as protagonists of cosmological stories, metamorphoses, weather and calendar

Motif analysis result:

2. Only those motifs that are found in America (including the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans)

3. Only those motifs that are found in Central and South America

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

194

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
1.2.4.7	Luba (Baluba, Luba-Katanga, Shaba), (Ba)Holoholo, Tumbwe, Bena-Piana, Tabwa, Benabena-Mitumba, Zela, Bene-Marungu
1.3.1.5	Yoruba; incl Ife), Nupe, Bini (Edo), Engenni, Chamba, Dakka, Kukuruku
1.3.4.2	Northern Gur (Oti-Volta): Mamprussi, Dagomba, Dagari (Dagara; incl Lodaga), Bassari, Mosi, Nankanse, Konkomba, Moba; Ditammari, Nyende, Bulsa (pl Builsa, Bulo)
1.3.4.3	Southern Gur (Oti-Volta): Grusi, Kabiye, Kasena, Lyela (Lyele), Wala, Dyan
1.4.6.1	Hadza
10.1.1.1	Northern Taiwan: Atayal (Tayal; Taruko (Toda, Taokas, Torok, Taroko), Pazeh, Sedeq (Sediq, Seedeq, Sazek), Saisiyat (Saixia); Kawalan
10.2.1.1	Early Chinese written sources
10.2.2.11	Shandong Chinese
10.2.2.3	Sichuan Chinese
10.2.2.6	Henan and Hubei Chinese
10.2.2.7	Shaanxi Chinese
10.2.2.8	Chinese of Qinghai and Gansu provinces and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
10.2.3.1	Lahu, Kucong, Yi, Nosu (Nuosu, Northern Yi), Nisu, Nusu, Sani, Jino, Lolo (incl. Bai), Axi, Nasu
10.2.3.2	Lisu, Achang, Taunyo
10.2.3.4	Miao (Hmong) and Yao of Southern China
10.2.3.6	Li
10.3.2.4	Japan AD 700-1700
11.1.3.3	Kerek
11.2.1.1	Asiatic Eskimo (Sirenek, Naukan, Chaplino)
11.2.1.2	St. Lawrence Island Yupik
11.2.3.5	Iglulik
12.1.1.9	Upper Tanana (Nebesna)
12.1.2.7	Beaver
12.3.1.2	Chilkotin
12.3.2.1	Shuswap
12.3.2.2	Thompson (Nlaka'pamux)
12.3.3.2	Coeur D'Alene, Kalispel (Pend d'Oreille; incl Spokane)
12.3.3.3	Chelan, Wenatchi
12.3.6.1	Western Sahaptin (Upper Cowlitz, Klikitat, Tenino, Umatilla, Yakima, Wallawalla)
12.3.6.2	Nez Perce
12.3.7.1	Lower Chinook (Chinook proper)
12.3.7.3	Coos
12.3.7.9	Upper Chinook: Wasco, Wishram, Clackamas, Kathlamet
12.3.8.1	Kutenai
12.4.1.1	Winnebago
12.4.2.4	Western Ojibwa (Chippewa)
12.5.2.1	Huron (incl Wyandot)
12.5.2.2	Five Nations Iroquois (Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga)
12.5.2.3	Tuscarora
12.6.6.3	Cahuilla, Cupeño
12.7.1.6	Northern Shoshone
12.8.1.2	Zuni
12.8.1.3	Western Keres (Acoma, Laguna)
12.8.2.2	Tewa (San Juan, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, Nambé; Hano), Tiwa (Taos, Picuris; Sandia, Isleta), Towa (Jemez)
12.8.3.1	Navajo
12.8.4.4	Yuma proper (Quechan), Mohave, Maricopa
13.1.4.1	Teton (incl Oglala)
13.1.4.6	Omaha, Ponca
13.1.4.8	Iowa
13.1.5.1	Arapaho
13.2.1.1	Pawnee
13.3.3.2	Alabama, Koasati
14.1.1.3	Mayo, Yaqui, Sinaloa
14.1.2.2	Aztec; Aztec and Teotihuacan iconography
14.1.2.3	Nahuan groups of Puebla and Huasteca after AD1900
14.1.4.1	Chinantec, Mazatec
14.1.5.3	Chol; pre-Columbian Mayan iconography
14.2.1.2	Jicaque
14.2.3.1	Kuna; XVI century data on Eastern Panama
14.3.2.1	Kogi (Cagaba), Sanha, Creols of Aritama Valley
14.3.2.2	Ijka (Ika)
14.4.2.2	Northern Peru: Sierra (Kechua-speaking communities, Cajamarca, Ancash, Huanuco and San Martin departments; Chavin pre-Columbian iconography; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries)
14.4.2.3	Lima dep: Costa and adjacent Sierra (Spanish, Kechua, and Jacaru-speaking communities, mostly in Pachacamac, Cajatambo, Canta, Huarochirí; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries)
14.4.3.1	Ayacucho department (Kechua-speaking communities; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries)
15.2.2.1	Warao
15.2.3.3	Locono
15.2.3.6	Guiana Kariña, Kaliña, Galibi
15.2.3.8	Macuxi
15.2.3.9	Wapishana (incl Ataroi); Mapidian; Taruma
15.2.4.6	Wayana, Aparai
15.2.4.7	Wayapi, Emerillon
15.3.1.1	Siona, Secoya, Coreguaje
15.3.3.2	Aguaruna, Huambiza
15.3.4.1	Karijona
15.3.4.2	Barasana, Taibano, Macuna
15.3.5.2	Kabiyari, Yukuna (Yucuna)
15.3.5.4	Puinave
15.3.5.5	Baniwa (incl. Wakuenai), Bare, Piapoco, Curripaco, Siusi, Guarikena
15.3.6.1	Witoto, Ocaina
15.3.7.4	Chayahuita
15.4.1.1	Manao, Katawishi (Teffé lake); groups of uncertain affiliation mostly from Rio Jamunda
15.4.1.2	Mura (Pirahã)
15.4.1.3	Maue (Mawe)
15.4.3.1	Juruna
15.4.3.2	Xipaya (Shipaya)
15.4.4.2	Urubu (Urubu-Kaapor)
15.5.1.2	Ashaninca (Campa)
15.5.1.4	Piro (Yine)
15.5.2.6	Amahuaca, Cashinahua, Sharanahua, Yaminahua, Yawanahua, Capanahua)
15.5.3.1	Tacana
15.5.4.3	Ese’ejja
15.5.5.1	Parintintin; Villa Bella (tribal affiliation unknown)
15.5.5.2	Tupari, Makurap, Sakirap, Ajuru (Wayoro)
15.6.1.1	Mundurucu, Curuaia
15.6.3.2	Kayabi
15.6.3.3	Iranxe
15.6.3.4	Nambikwara
15.6.3.5	Paresi
15.6.4.2	Umotina (Umutina)
15.7.2.2	Suya, Txukarramae
15.7.2.6	Apinaye (Apinage, Apinaje)
15.7.3.4	Kaingang, Xokleng
16.1.3.4	Mataco
16.1.4.3	Toba (incl Pilaga)
2.1.1.1	Malagasy
3.1.3.2	Kabylia and other Berber of Northern and Central Algeria: Beni Snous, Beni Menacer (incl Zuav), Shaui, etc.)
3.1.3.3	Berbers of Morocco and adjacent parts of Algeria
3.1.3.7	Tunisia Arabs
3.3.4.3	Scotland
3.5.2.4	Croatians
3.5.3.2	Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
4.1.4.1	Early Russian written sources
4.2.1.1	Scandinavians: early written sources ("Edda"; Saxo Grammaticus etc.); Gothland picture stones; Ancient Germans (Late Bronze Age in Scandinavia)
4.2.2.2	Eastern Sami (including Inari, Skolts)
4.2.3.1	Finns
4.2.3.2	Karelians
4.2.3.3	Vepsians
4.2.5.2	Lithuanians
4.3.2.3	Chuvash
5.1.1.1	Kalmyk
5.1.3.3	Cherkassians, Adyghe, Kabardin
5.3.1.4	Akkad, Assyria, Babylonia
5.4.1.1	Iranian literary tradition (including Avesta, Pahlevi scripts, Šah-nāmeh, Marzbān-nāmeh); Zoroastrians of Iran, Indian Parsees
5.5.2.3	Dungan of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
5.5.2.6	Hui of Xinjiang, Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and Qinghai (rare Hui texts from Southern and Eastern China are clustered with the Chinese ones)
5.6.2.1	Hindi-speaking peoples and casts (incl. Teli, Parahiya; incl. Chhattisgarhi) of Northern and West-Central India
6.1.1.11	Gutob (Gadaba)
6.1.1.4	Bhuiya (now Aryans, originally Munda; Rahman 1955: 203), Baiga, Bhaina, Bhumia (subgroup of Baiga, incl Bharia, formerly Munda, now speak Indo-Aryan languages of neighboring groups)
6.1.1.5	Kharia
6.1.1.6	Juang
6.1.1.7	Bondo, Didayi (Gata')
6.1.1.8	Sora (Savara, Saora), Parenga
6.1.2.1	Oraon (Kurukh)
6.1.2.3	Gondi (mostly Northern Gondi)
6.1.2.5	Maria, Muria, and other South-Central Dravidians: Binjhwar, Baсор, Bhattra, Bom, Jhoria (=Jhodia), Gadaba (in Koraput, neighbors of Munda-speaking Gadaba), Duruwa (Parji), Mehtar; Pardhan
6.2.1.1	Central Tibetans (Yu Tsang, incl. Sikkim Tibetans, Tichurong of NW Nepal)
6.2.1.2	NE Tibetans (Amdo)
6.2.2.1	Lepcha
6.2.2.3	Mustang
6.2.3.1	Eastern Arunachal Pradesh: Abor (incl Minyong, Shimong, Padam, Pasi, Panggi), Apa Tani (Apatani), Bori, Bugun, Dafla (=Nyishi, Nisi, Nishing, incl Tagin), Gallong (=Galo, Adi), Mishmi
6.2.4.1	Kachin (Jingpho), Chak, Maru
6.3.1.5	Lao
6.3.2.10	Viet, Muong
6.3.2.8	Wa (incl Kawa), Bulang
6.3.2.9	Tjam, Ede, Jörai (Jarai)
6.4.1.3	Semang, Senoi
6.4.2.1	Malay; Temuan (incl Mantra or Mentra), Jakun (Moken)
6.4.3.2	Batak (Toba, Dairi)
6.4.4.1	Ot Danum, Ngaju, Maanyan (Ma'anyan)
6.4.4.2	Kayan, Bahau, Kenja, Aoheng, Punan (Bukat, Basap, Oloh Ot, etc); "Klemantan"
6.4.4.3	Dusun, Murut, Kelabit, Tombonuwo, Bajau, Tidong, Rungus
6.4.4.4	Bidayuh (incl. Maloh), Iban (Sea Dayak), Sakarram; Brunei
6.4.5.1	Yavanese, Kalang, Madura
6.4.5.2	Sundanese
6.4.5.3	Bali, Lombok
6.4.6.1	Minahasa (incl. Tondano, Tentemboan), Bantik
6.4.6.2	Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
6.4.7.1	Northern Luzon: Apayao, Bontoc, Nabaloi (Ibaloi), Ifugao, Igorot (highland people, not specified), Ilocan, Ilongot, Isneg, Kalinga, Kankanay, Tingian (Tinggian, Bilongan Itneg); Ibanag, Kasiguran Agta, Keley-i Kallahan
6.4.7.4	Central islands and Bikol: Visaya, Mansaká, Bikol, Mangyan, Panayan, Sulod, Cebuano (Cebu), Capiz, Romblomanon, Manuyu
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
6.4.8.1	Sumbawa (incl Dongo)
6.4.8.10	Northern Halmahera Papuans: Galela, Loda, Pagu, Modole, Tabaru (Tobaru), Tobelo, Tidore, Ternate
6.4.8.13	Numfoor, Warope, Wamesa (Wandamen, Windesi)
6.4.8.2	Sumba, Savu Islands
6.4.8.3	Flores, incl Mangarai (Western Flores), Nage, Keo, Riung, Ngada or Nad'a (Central Flores), Sika (Eastern Flores)
6.4.8.4	Timor: Amarasi, Tetum, Meto, Atoni (incl Mollo), Kédang (Lomblen island), Leti Islands (Leti, Moa, Lakor)
7.1.1.1	Trans-New Guinea and unclassified Papuan groups of Irian Jaya: Mejprat, Arandai-Bintuni, Inanwatan-Berau, Papua of Gelvink (Cenderawasih) Bay, Kamoró, Marind Anim, Sawi, Mafore; Korowai; Kwerba; Momina, Eipo, Yale, Awyu, Muyu
7.1.5.1	Melanesians of the northern coast New Guinea, nearest off-shore islands and Huon Gulf (Morobe district): Watut, Bilbil (Bilibili), Jabim (incl Kai), Tami, Bukawac, Wogeo, Tumleo, Yakamul, Manam, Sissano, Sio
7.1.6.5	Central Vanuatu: Espiritu Santo, Araki, Aore, Maewo, Malekula, Vao, Efate (Vate), Shepherd Islands, Nguna, Mae, Ambrim, Pentecost, Oba (=Aoba, East Ambae, Lepers'), Omba
7.2.1.9	Tikopia, Bellona, Rennell, partly Aneytium, Futuna (=Erronan, not to be mixed with Futuna in Western Polynesia), Vaeaka-Taumato, incl Matema, Nifeloli, Nukapu, Nupani, Pileni
7.2.3.3	Southern Cook Islands: Mangaia, Rarotonga, Atiu, Iatutakim Pukapuka, Tubuai (=Austral Islands, incl Rapa)
7.2.4.1	Chamorro (Guam and other Marianas)
7.2.4.3	Yap
7.2.5.7	Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Nauru, Banaba (Ocean island)
9.1.3.1	Tuvinians of Tuva
9.10.1.1	Nanai
9.10.1.3	Udeghe
9.10.1.4	Oroch
9.10.1.5	Uilta (Orok)
9.10.1.6	Negidal
9.2.1.1	Mansi
9.2.1.2	Eastern Khanty (Ostyaks)
9.2.3.1	Tundra Nenets
9.2.3.4	Nganasans
9.3.1.1	Central Yakuts (Sakha)
9.3.1.2	Dolgans
9.3.1.4	Northwestern Yakuts (Sakha): Yessey, Anabar, Olenyok and Lower Lena Basins
9.3.2.1	Western Tungus/Evenki: Podkamennaya Tunguska, Katanga, Nepa, Kamenka, Upper Lena
9.3.2.2	Sym Tungus/Evenki
9.3.2.3	Baikal RegionTungus/Evenki
9.3.2.4	Ilimpii Tungus/Evenki
9.3.2.5	Yerbogachen Tungus/Evenki
9.3.3.2	Tungus (Evenki) of China (Solon, Birar, Oroqen, Manegir)
9.3.4.1	Evens (Lamuts)