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Motif

Name_eng:

The false wife

Description:

An ugly, old, lazy, etc. woman or (in Chaco) a male trickster comes to man under disguise of his wife or bride who is driven out, confined to the underworld, killed, etc.

Name_rus:

Подмененная женщина

Description_rus:

Мужчина не сразу замечает, что другая женщина, злой дух или (в Чако) трикстер мужского пола подменяют его жену или невесту, которая изгнана, заключена в нижнем мире, убита и т.п.

Motif type:

Adventures and tricks

Motif group:

10 Adventures

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

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:

308

ATU ID:

403, 404

Stith Thompson ID:

K1911

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
1.1.1.1	Bushmen (all groups)
1.1.1.2	Khoekhoe (=Hottentot; incl Nama, Korana); Damara
1.2.1.1	Kosa (Xosa, Xhosa)
1.2.1.2	Zulu, Swazi
1.2.1.3	Tswana (Chwana), Suto (Soto; incl Pedi, Mbire)
1.2.2.1	Shone (Shona, =Mashona, =Karanga), Makoni (Shoni dialect), Remba (=Hungwe, Wahungwe); Zezuru, Rozwi, Ndau (Vandau)
1.2.2.3	Tonga (Tsonga; incl, Soli, Sala, Lenje)
1.2.3.1	Herero (Herrero)
1.2.3.3	Mbundu (Umbundu, Kimbundu, Chimbundu, Ovimbundu), Kwanyama, Owambo (=Ambo)
1.2.4.1	Congo (Koongo, Bacongo; incl Vili, Fioti, (Ma)Yombe, MuKunyi), Ndombo, Luango (Loango), Zombo (Sambo), Laadi (Laari), (Ba)Fioti, Woyo (Kiwoyo)
1.2.5.3	Nyatutu, Kiniramba, Isanzu
1.2.5.4	Kerewe, Sukuma, Kwaya, Kumbi, Busiba, Gusii, Suba
1.2.5.7	Kikuyu, Chuka, Embu, Emberre, Mwimbe
1.2.5.8	Chagga (Jagga; incl Wasu), Pare, Digo
1.2.5.9	Gogo, Kaguru, Luguru, Zigula, Taveta, Shambala (Šambala), Bondei, Taeta, Dabida; Zaramo
1.3.1.3	Cross-River: Efik, Ibibio, Anaang (Anang), Ikom, Abua
1.3.2.2	Biu-Mandara: Margi, Kilba, Bura, Kera, Karekare (Kerri-Kerri), Bachama, Zulgo, Giziga, Hdi, Kapsiki, Mandara (incl Mukulehe, Matakam), Mofu (Mofu-Gudur), Somrai (Sibine, Shibha)
1.3.3.1	Bia: Anyi, Agni, Baule, Nsema
1.3.4.6	Songhai
1.3.5.13	Soninke
1.3.5.3	Tenda (incl Bedik, Basari), Biafada, Nalu, Pajadinka, Badyara (Badiaranke)
1.3.5.8	Kono (=Kone), Wai
1.4.1.2	Arabs of Sudan
1.4.3.3	Acoli (Acholi), Lur (Alur, Luri), Lango
1.4.3.4	Dholuo (=Luo, Nilotic Kawirondo)
1.4.3.7	Iraku (Irakw)
1.4.4.5	Ngbakka, Mbum (incl Mbai), Mundang, Fali, Tupuri, Maya (=Bali), Nyong
10.1.1.3	Southern Taiwan: Rukai, Paiwan, Puyuma, Saaroa, Ketangalan
10.2.2.1	Chinese folklore: Anhui, Jiangxi and data without precise provinience (incl Hakka, Min Dong)
10.2.2.10	Guangdong, Guanxi and Yunnan Chinese
10.2.2.11	Shandong Chinese
10.2.2.3	Sichuan Chinese
10.2.2.5	Jiangsu and Zhejang Chinese
10.2.2.6	Henan and Hubei Chinese
10.2.3.2	Lisu, Achang, Taunyo
10.2.3.4	Miao (Hmong) and Yao of Southern China
10.2.4.1	Koreans; Goguryeo
10.3.1.1	Ainu
10.3.2.1	Japanese folklore outside of Ryukyu
10.3.2.2	Northern Ryukyu Islands (with southern Kyusyu in case of absence across the rest of Japan
11.1.1.1	Forest (Upper Kolyma) Yukaghir (Oduls)
11.1.1.2	Tundra (Lower Kolyma) Yukaghir (Waduls)
11.1.2.1	Chukchi
11.1.3.1	Reindeer Koryak
11.1.3.2	Maritime Koryak (Alyutor)
11.1.3.4	Kamchadal
11.2.1.1	Asiatic Eskimo (Sirenek, Naukan, Chaplino)
11.2.1.2	St. Lawrence Island Yupik
11.2.2.1	Bering Strait Inupiat (incl. King Island)
11.2.2.2	North Alaskan Inupiat
11.2.3.3	Netsilik
11.2.3.4	Caribou
11.2.3.5	Iglulik
11.2.3.6	Baffin Land Inuit
11.2.3.8	Polar Inuit
12.1.1.3	Koyukon
12.1.1.6	Gwich'in (Kutchin, Loucheux)
12.1.2.1	Tutchone
12.1.2.10	Dogrib, Slavey
12.1.2.2	Tagish
12.1.2.4	Tahltan
12.1.2.6	Kaska
12.1.2.9	Chipewyan (Dëne Sųłıné)
12.2.1.2	Tlingit
12.2.2.3	Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
12.3.1.1	Carrier
12.3.1.2	Chilkotin
12.3.2.1	Shuswap
12.3.7.2	Tillamook
12.4.2.5	Eastern Ojibwa (Missisauga, Timagami and other groups in eastern Ontario)
12.4.2.8	Sauk (Sak, Mesquakie), Fox, Kickapoo
12.5.1.2	Malecite, Passamaquoddy
12.6.2.1	Yana
12.6.2.3	Atsugewi
12.8.1.2	Zuni
12.8.2.1	Eastern Keres (Cochiti, Sia, San Felipe, Santo Domingo, Santa Ana, Paguate, Seama)
13.1.2.1	Assiniboine
13.2.1.1	Pawnee
13.2.1.2	Wichita; Spiro Mound iconography
13.3.2.4	Biloxi
15.1.1.2	Sicuani
15.2.3.1	Pemon: Arekuna (incl. Kamarakoto), Taulipang (Taurepan)
15.2.4.1	Trio
15.3.3.1	Shuar, Achuar (Shiwiar)
15.3.7.1	Ticuna (Tucuna)
15.3.7.2	Yagua
15.5.1.3	Machiguenga
15.5.2.4	Cashibo
15.5.4.1	Bolivian Guarani: Chiriguano (including assimilated Chane Arawaks), Pauserna (=Guarasu), Guarayu, Tapiete
15.5.4.5	Mojo, Baure, Itonama, Kanichana, Chiquito, Manasi
15.5.5.4	Suruí, Gaviâo, Zoro, Arua, Cinta Larga
16.1.3.4	Mataco
16.1.4.1	Makka
16.1.4.3	Toba (incl Pilaga)
16.1.4.4	Mocovi; Kechua of Santiago del Estero with probable Guaikuruan substratum; Abipon
2.1.1.1	Malagasy
3.1.2.1	Arabs of Egypt
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
3.1.3.4	Western Sahara and Mauritania Arabs; Berbers of Mauritania (Zénaga)
3.1.3.5	Morocco Arabs
3.1.3.6	Algeria Arabs
3.1.3.7	Tunisia Arabs
3.2.1.2	Saho, Afar
3.3.1.1	Spain
3.3.1.2	Portuguese
3.3.1.3	Catalan
3.3.1.5	Basques
3.3.1.6	Galicians
3.3.2.1	Italians: Northwest (Mentona, Ticino, Valle-d’Aosta, Piemont, Liguria, Lombardia, Emilia–Romagna)
3.3.2.2	Sicily
3.3.2.3	Sardinia, Corsica
3.3.2.5	Maltese
3.3.2.6	Italians: Central (Toscana, Umbria, Marche, San-Marino, Lazio)
3.3.2.7	Italians: Southern (Abruzzo, Campania, Molise, Basilicata, Apulia, Calabria)
3.3.2.8	Italians: Northeast (Trentino – Alto Adige, Veneto, Venezia Giulia, Southern Tirol, Friuli, Istria)
3.3.3.1	Bretagne
3.3.3.2	French (northern France)
3.3.3.3	Wallons, Picardie
3.3.3.4	Upper Brittany
3.3.3.5	Occitanie (southern France): Limousin, Auvergne, Provence, Aquitaine, Albret, Gers, Aveyron (Rouerge), Armagnac, Landes, Gascogne, Vivarés, Roussillon, Pyrénées, Bearne, Guyenne, Bigorre, Ain, Hautes Alpes, Ariège, Vienne, Aude, French part of Swiss
3.3.4.1	Ireland
3.3.4.4	England
3.3.5.1	Dutch, Flemish
3.3.5.4	Germans: Southeast: Bawaria (incl. Ober Pfaltz), Franken, Bohemia (Sudeten), Austria
3.3.5.5	Germans: Northeast (Brandenburg, Meklenburg, Rügen, Pommern, Silesia, Posen)
3.3.5.7	Eastern Prussia
3.5.1.1	Greeks (modern)
3.5.1.2	Bulgarians
3.5.2.1	Albanians
3.5.2.2	Serbs, Monte Negro,
3.5.2.3	Bosnia Muslims
3.5.2.4	Croatians; Italians of Dalmatia (if the motif is absent among other Italians)
3.5.2.5	Slovenians
3.5.3.1	Hungarians
3.5.3.2	Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
3.5.3.3	Transylvanian Saksons
4.1.1.1	Poles
4.1.1.3	Sorbians (Luzhitsa Serbs)
4.1.1.4	Czech
4.1.1.5	Slovakians
4.1.2.1	Ukrainians: Western dialects to the East of Carpathians
4.1.2.2	Ukrainians: Eastern dialects
4.1.2.3	Ukrainians: Northern dialects
4.1.2.4	Rusyns, Hutsuls
4.1.2.5	Byelarusians
4.1.3.1	Russians: Central part of Russian ethnic territory as in A.D. 1500: Tver, Yaroslavl, Moscow, Kostroma, Vladimir, Ivanovo, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, Tula, Kaluga, eastern part of Smolensk provinces (most of Smolensk province is Belorussian ethnic territory)
4.1.3.2	Russian Pomors (“seasiders): Arkhangelsk province without its southern part (Shengur district and Konosha dstrict), Karelia White Sea coast
4.1.3.3	Russians: Vologda province (incl. Belozersk, Kirillov and Cherepovets districts of form. Novgorod Province)
4.1.3.4	Russians: Novgorod and Pskov provinces
4.1.3.5	Russian Pomors ('seasiders'): Terski Coast (Murmansk province)
4.1.3.6	Russians: Southern part of ethnic territory as in A.D. 1500 (Belgorod, Voronezh, Tambov, Penza, Lipetsk, Orel, Kursk, Bryansk provinces; in case of absence in other areas also Russians in Samara, Simbirsk and Saratov provinces)
4.1.3.8	Russians: Olonets province/SE Karelia, southern part of Arkhangelsk province (Shenkur, Kargopol, Konosha districts)
4.2.1.2	Norwegians
4.2.1.3	Danes
4.2.1.4	Swedes
4.2.1.5	Icelanders
4.2.1.6	Faroe Islands
4.2.2.1	Western Sami
4.2.3.1	Finns
4.2.3.2	Karelians
4.2.3.3	Vepsians
4.2.4.2	Estonians
4.2.4.3	Setu
4.2.4.4	Livonians
4.2.4.5	Lutsi (Ludza)
4.2.5.1	Latvians
4.2.5.2	Lithuanians
4.3.1.2	Udmurt
4.3.2.1	Mari (Cheremis)
4.3.2.2	Mordvins
4.3.2.3	Chuvash
4.3.3.1	Kazan (Middle Volga) Tatars
4.3.3.2	Bashkirs
5.1.1.1	Kalmyk
5.1.2.2	Urums, Rumei
5.1.3.1	Abkhaz
5.1.4.1	Karachays, Balkar
5.1.4.2	Ossetians
5.1.5.2	Nogai
5.1.5.3	Kumyk, Terekemen
5.1.6.1	Ingush
5.1.6.2	Chechens
5.1.7.1	Avar, Andi, Karata, Akhvakh
5.1.7.3	Dargin (Dargwa), incl. Müregin, Khürkilin, Kubachi
5.1.7.4	Laks
5.1.7.5	Lezgians, Archin, Kürin; Khinalug
5.1.7.7	Tabasaran, Aghul
5.1.8.1	Terek Cossacks
5.2.1.1	Georgians
5.2.1.2	Mingrelians (Megrelians), Laz
5.2.2.1	Armenians
5.2.2.2	Azeris (Azerbaijanis)
5.2.2.3	Anatolia Turks
5.2.2.5	Kurds
5.2.2.6	Zaza (western Kurds)
5.3.2.1	Aramaic (Syrians)
5.3.2.2	Arabs of Levant (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan); Bedouins of Sinai
5.3.2.3	Arabs of Iraq
5.3.2.6	Arabs of Kuwait, Bahrein, Qatar, Emirates, Oman,
5.3.3.1	Yemen
5.3.3.2	Mehri; Harsusi, Jibbali (Shahri, Shauri), Hobyot
5.3.3.3	Soqotri
5.4.2.1	Persians
5.4.2.10	Turkmen
5.4.2.11	Luri, Bakhtiari
5.4.2.14	Farsiwans
5.4.2.3	Tajik
5.4.2.4	Highland Tajik
5.4.2.5	Baluch
5.4.2.8	Uzbek
5.4.3.1	Yagnobi
5.5.1.1	Kazakh
5.5.1.2	Kara Kalpak
5.5.1.3	Kirghiz
5.5.2.1	Uyghur
5.5.2.2	Yugur (Sarïg Yogïr, Yellow Uyghur)
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
5.6.2.10	Sindhi
5.6.2.11	Gujarati
5.6.2.12	Marathi (incl. Bhamta; incl. Mumbai area)
5.6.2.14	Bengali, Maithili
5.6.2.15	Assamese
5.6.2.16	Konkani (including local component in Goa folklore)
5.6.2.18	Oriya (incl. Dom/Domba/Dombo, Ghasi, Bhat and other Oriya-speaking castes of Odisha)
5.6.2.2	Himachali-Pahari (Western Pahari)
5.6.2.22	Dogri
5.6.2.8	Kashmiri
5.6.3.3	Kannada, Lingayat, Halakki
5.6.3.4	Tamil, Muthuvan, Marvar
5.6.3.5	Nilgiri Hills: Toda, Kota, Kurumba (Kuruba), Badaga, Maravar, Pulaya, Adiya, Kadar, Irula
6.1.1.3	Northern Munda of Kharwar branch: Birhor, Ho, Mundari, Kol, Asur (including Agaria, Kol, Birjhia), Bhumij
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)
6.1.2.3	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)
6.2.1.3	Eastern Tibetans (Kham; Sichuan, NW Yunnan)
6.2.2.1	Lepcha
6.2.2.2	Kirati (Kiranti): Rai (incl Thulung), Limbu, Newar
6.2.2.3	Mustang
6.2.2.7	Toto, Rabha (northern Western Bengalia)
6.2.2.8	Bhutan
6.2.3.3	Chin-Naga: Ao, Mao, Sema, Zeme, Liangmai, Kolren, Kom, Lhota, Rengma, Angami, Kabui, Tangkhul, Koirenf
6.2.3.5	Garo (Atchik), Kachari (Bodo, incl. Lalung), Dimasa, Tripuri, Riang (of Tripura), Khami, Riga, Mori
6.2.3.6	Kuki, Chiru, Falam (Hallam), Chin (Meitei =Manipuri, Khami, =Kumi), Lakher, Mizo (Lushei), Anal, Pawi (Lai), Purum, Koireng, Milhiem, Kolhen, Mru
6.3.1.1	Burmese, Intha
6.3.1.2	Karen, Pa-O, Padaung, Kayah
6.3.1.3	Shan
6.3.1.3	Shan
6.3.1.4	Thai of Thailand
6.3.1.5	Lao
6.3.1.6	Thai of Vietnam, Tai Lue, Khao (Kho, Tai Don, White Tai), Tai Dam (Black Tai), Nung; Buyi; Shui
6.3.1.7	Arakan, Chakma, Khyang
6.3.1.9	Khamti, Ahom
6.3.2.1	Khmer
6.3.2.10	Viet, Muong
6.3.2.3	Stieng, Chrau, Sre (Koho), Maa, Mnong
6.3.2.5	Mon
6.3.2.6	Khmu (Kammu), Puoc
6.3.2.8	Wa (incl Kawa), Bulang
6.3.2.9	Tjam, Ede, Jörai (Jarai)
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
6.4.8.4	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
7.1.2.1	Papua–NewGuinea Highland Papuans:Trans New Guinea & unclassified:Chimbu,Gimi,KaugelHuli,Gadsup,Kuman,Kutubu,Foi (Foe),Kyaka,Kamano (Kafe),Mawatta,Kukukuku (=Anga,=Sambia;Manki,Nauti,Ejuti),Baruya,Kewa,Tembregak,Menya,Melpa,Wiru,Pondoma
7.1.2.3	Papua–New Guinea Southern Lowland Papuan groups (Trans New Guinea and unclassified): Gimi, Kiwai, Bina, Mawabula, Mawatta, Keraki, Gambadi (incl. Kwavaru), Purari River delta, Masingara, Wiram (=Suki), Ngain, Daga, Elema
7.1.4.1	Saibai, Dauan, Boigu, Badu, Waraber, Wet, Warei, Dauar, Badu, Moa
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
7.1.5.3	Melanesians of the islands of Massim District ( =Milke Bay Province) to the east of New Guinea: Dobu, Rossel, Fergusson, Goodenough, Murua (Woodlark), Trobrian Islands, d'Entrecasteau Islands
7.1.6.2	Southern Solomons: southern part of Santa Ysabel (Bughotu), Guadalcanal, San Cristobal, Malaita (Kwaio people), Ulawa
7.1.6.7	Kanaka (New Caledonia)
7.2.1.1	Kapingamarangi, Nukuoro
7.2.1.2	Ontong Java, Nukumanu, Takuu, Nukuria
7.2.1.3	Tuvalu (Ellice)
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
7.2.3.2	Northern Cook Islands: Rakahanga, Manihiki, Tongareva
7.2.3.3	Southern Cook Islands: Mangaia, Rarotonga, Atiu, Iatutakim Pukapuka, Tubuai (=Austral Islands, incl Rapa)
7.2.3.4	Tuamotu, incl Pukapuka (different from Pukapuka in Cook Islands), Vahitahi, Anaa, Hao, Fangatau
7.2.5.4	Truk, Eastern Fayu, Losap, Pulap, Puluwat, Mortlock (incl. Satawan)
7.2.5.5	Ponape, Ngaik, Mwoakil (Mokil), Kusaie (Kosrae)
7.2.5.6	Marshall Islands, incl Ailinglapalap, Arno, Jaluit, Kili, Lae, Maloelap, Majuro, Ratak, Wotho, Ujae, Jaluit (=Jalooj), Namdrik
9.1.1.1	Southern Altai: Altai proper (Altai-Kiji), Telengit
9.1.2.1	Shor
9.1.3.1	Tuvinians of Tuva
9.1.3.2	Tuvinians of Southern Altai
9.1.4.1	Buryats: Western (Cis-Baikal)
9.1.5.3	Mongols (Khalkha)
9.1.5.4	Daur (Daghur)
9.1.5.6	Monguor (Tu), Shirongol
9.10.1.1	Nanai
9.10.1.4	Oroch
9.10.1.5	Uilta (Orok)
9.10.2.1	Nivkh
9.2.1.3	Northern Khanty (Ostyaks)
9.2.2.3	Southern Selkups
9.3.1.1	Central Yakuts (Sakha)
9.3.1.4	Northwestern Yakuts (Sakha): Yessey, Anabar, Olenyok and Lower Lena Basins
9.3.1.5	Northeastern Yakuts (Sakha): Yana, Indigirka and Kolyma Basins
9.3.2.1	Western Tungus/Evenki: Podkamennaya Tunguska, Katanga, Nepa, Kamenka, Upper Lena
9.3.2.3	Baikal RegionTungus/Evenki
9.3.2.4	Ilimpii Tungus/Evenki
9.3.3.1	Tungus.Evenki) of Russian Far East
9.3.3.2	Tungus (Evenki) of China (Solon, Birar, Oroqen, Manegir)
9.3.4.1	Evens (Lamuts)