n1


Motif

Name_eng: 
Initial formula: when Altai was but a small tussock
Description: 

Epics and folktales begin with an initial formula in which it is claimed that objects that are huge now were tiny

Name_rus: 
Зачины: когда Алтай был величиной с кочку
Description_rus: 
Сказочные и эпические тексты начинаются с зачина, в котором указано, что огромные ныне объекты были в то время крошечными
Motif type: 
Adventures and tricks
Motif group: 
13 Formulae
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: 
13

Linked traditions:
Areal IDTradition
4.3.3.2Bashkirs
5.1.1.1Kalmyk
5.1.3.3Cherkassians, Adyghe, Kabardin
5.1.4.2Ossetians
5.1.5.3Kumyk, Terekemen
9.1.2.1Shor
9.1.3.1Tuvinians of Tuva
9.1.3.2Tuvinians of Southern Altai
9.1.4.1Buryats: Western (Cis-Baikal)
9.1.4.2Buryats: Eastern (Trans-Baikal, Mongolia and Inner Mongolia)
9.1.5.2Oirats (incl Torgouts, Derbets, Oilots)
9.1.5.3Mongols (Khalkha)
9.1.5.7Mongols of Inner Mongolia

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: k37e Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 5 Weight: 800
Motif: n28i Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif: k38b1 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif: m99a1 Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 8 Weight: 750
Motif: i27d Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: n25 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: n13 Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 10 Weight: 600
Motif: a37c Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif: a37b Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 9 Weight: 556
Motif: b1c Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 9 Weight: 556
Motif: m114b2 Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 9 Weight: 556
Motif: l95a Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 13 Weight: 538
Motif: l122a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 6 Weight: 500
Motif: b47a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 6 Weight: 500
Motif: k38f3 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 2 Weight: 500
Motif: b68a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: l42d Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 8 Weight: 500
Motif: m83c Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 8 Weight: 500
Motif: n9 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500