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b3
Motif
Motif code:
b3
Name_eng:
A primeval swamp
Description:
Initially the earth is a swamp, water and dry land are not separated from each other
Name_rus:
Первичное болото
Description_rus:
Сперва земля представляет собой болото, вода и суша не разделены
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.
4. All motifs of category 1 (cosmology) in sub-Saharan Africa and those motifs of category 2 (adventures) which are found in sub-Saharan Africa and widespread in the Indo-Pacific world with scarce or no cases in Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia
Motif analysis result tradition count all:
18
ATU ID:
Stith Thompson ID:
Linked traditions:
Maka (Makaa), Baya, Kaka
Igbo (Ibo); Isoko, Urhobo
Yoruba; incl Ife), Nupe, Bini (Edo), Engenni, Chamba, Dakka, Kukuruku
Bozo, Sorko
Dan (=Gio), Guro (=Kweni, incl Gagu, Neio), Toura, Mano, Ngere, Beng, Guro
Northern Gur (Oti-Volta): Mamprussi, Dagomba, Dagari (Dagara; incl Lodaga), Bassari, Mosi, Nankanse, Konkomba, Moba; Ditammari, Nyende, Bulsa (pl Builsa, Bulo)
Akan, Ashanti, Akwapim; Ga (Accra), Kra, Twi (Chwi, Chi)
Bia: Anyi, Agni, Baule, Nsema
Fataluku
Flores, incl Mangarai (Western Flores), Nage, Keo, Riung, Ngada or Nad'a (Central Flores), Sika (Eastern Flores)
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)
Juang
Koreans; Goguryeo
Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks)
Ainu
Chinantec, Mazatec
Kpelle (incl Kono)
Mende, Loma, Gbunde (Gbandi, Bandi)
Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif:
b2g
Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 5 Weight: 1000
Motif:
b2f1
Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 10 Weight: 600
Motif:
l33g
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 6 Weight: 500
Motif:
m56c
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif:
e31b
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 7 Weight: 429
Motif:
l121a
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 7 Weight: 429
Motif:
b2f
Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 15 Weight: 400
Motif:
f73a
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif:
i41b2
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif:
m181b
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif:
c30b
Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif:
a8
Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif:
f100
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif:
b111
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif:
f100b
Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif:
b119
Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif:
k8aa
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 7 Weight: 286
Motif:
m56d
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 7 Weight: 286
Motif:
m29p
Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 23 Weight: 261