l115


Motif

Motif code: 
l115
Name_eng: 
Perfect gentleman
Description: 

A girl who rejected suitors finds at last a really handsome man. He escorts her to his place and distributes on the way all his clothes and body parts that he loaned before. Only his skull (head) remains

Name_rus: 
Совершенный джентльмен
Description_rus: 
Отвергавшая женихов девушка находит, наконец, того, кто ей нравится. Жених оказывается оборотнем: по пути к своему дому он раздает взятые взаймы предметы одежды и части своего тела
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: 
19
ATU ID: 
Stith Thompson ID: 

Linked traditions:
Sakata
Congo (Koongo, Bacongo; incl Vili, Fioti, (Ma)Yombe, MuKunyi), Ndombo, Luango (Loango), Zombo (Sambo), Laadi (Laari), (Ba)Fioti, Woyo (Kiwoyo)
Tiv, Bamum (Bamun), Mungaka (Mgaka, Bali), Beba, Anaguta, Bete (Mbete, Karang), Ekoi, Nyang, Vute (Wute), Jukun, Chamba, Bamileke, Kwotto, Kirri; Denya (Nyang)
Tiv, Bamum (Bamun), Mungaka (Mgaka, Bali), Beba, Anaguta, Bete (Mbete, Karang), Ekoi, Nyang, Vute (Wute), Jukun, Chamba, Bamileke, Kwotto, Kirri; Denya (Nyang)
Cross-River: Efik, Ibibio, Anaang (Anang), Ikom, Abua
Hausa
Igbo (Ibo); Isoko, Urhobo
Yoruba; incl Ife), Nupe, Bini (Edo), Engenni, Chamba, Dakka, Kukuruku
Ijaw (incl. Kalabari)
Kru: Kru proper, Sapo (Sapã), Grebo, Kran (Krahn, Guere-Krahn; incl. Putu, Tchien), Bete, Neyo, Wobe, Devoin (Dey), Belle (Kuwaa), Bassa, Sikon
Fon
Songhai
Northern Gur (Oti-Volta): Mamprussi, Dagomba, Dagari (Dagara; incl Lodaga), Bassari, Mosi, Nankanse, Konkomba, Moba; Ditammari, Nyende, Bulsa (pl Builsa, Bulo)
Southern Gur (Oti-Volta): Grusi, Kabiye, Kasena, Lyela (Lyele), Wala, Dyan
Tenda (incl Bedik, Basari), Biafada, Nalu, Pajadinka, Badyara (Badiaranke)
Gola
Kono (=Kone), Wai
Kpelle (incl Kono)
Mukulu (Mokilko)

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: c30b Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000
Motif: j58a Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 8 Weight: 625
Motif: b98b Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 10 Weight: 600
Motif: m62e Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif: e31b Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 7 Weight: 571
Motif: l121a Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 7 Weight: 571
Motif: b98c Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: m181b Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 8 Weight: 500
Motif: m56c Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: m106c Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 13 Weight: 462
Motif: l117 Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 11 Weight: 455
Motif: k140 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 9 Weight: 444
Motif: e1b1 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 9 Weight: 444
Motif: m173 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: k105 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: f73a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: m192a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif: m172 Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 19 Weight: 368
Motif: b42r Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 11 Weight: 364