l121


Motif

Motif code: 
l121
Name_eng: 
Demonic woman marries hunter to kill him
Description: 

A wild animal, ogress or ogre turns into woman and marries a hunter with a special aim to kill him. Usually she goes with the hunter to the forest and acquires there her real guise

Name_rus: 
Охотник и жена-оборотень
Description_rus: 
Животное или людоед(ка) превращается в женщину и выходит за охотника с единственным намерением его погубить. Обычно жена принимает свой истинный облик, когда приходит с охотником в лес
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: 
31

Linked traditions:
Acoli (Acholi), Lur (Alur, Luri), Lango
Dholuo (=Luo, Nilotic Kawirondo)
Zande (Azande, incl Nzakara)
Shone (Shona, =Mashona, =Karanga), Makoni (Shoni dialect), Remba (=Hungwe, Wahungwe); Zezuru, Rozwi, Ndau (Vandau)
Swahili, Midjikenda (incl Giryama), Nyika, Duruma; Ngindo, Kiluguru and other Islamic groups of the Eastern Coast of Africa
Rwanda (incl Hutu, Tutsi, Kiga), Rundi, (Ma)Shi, Banyabungu; Rega
Bemba (Wemba, Babemba; incl Ambo, Lala, Lamba, Bisa), Holoholo, Kaonde
Congo (Koongo, Bacongo; incl Vili, Fioti, (Ma)Yombe, MuKunyi), Ndombo, Luango (Loango), Zombo (Sambo), Laadi (Laari), (Ba)Fioti, Woyo (Kiwoyo)
Lingala, (Ba)Ngala, Ntomba, Kioque, (Ki)Bangi, Bolia, Balolo, Boloki, (Ba)Akwa, (U)Poto
Mongo (Mongo-Nkundu), Nkundu, Ngelima, Ngombe, (Ba)Tetela), Pende, Wu(Kusu), (Ba)Mbala (incl Saie, Kwilu)
Mbundu (Umbundu, Kimbundu, Chimbundu, Ovimbundu), Kwanyama, Owambo (=Ambo)
Luchasi (Ngangela), Chokwe (Konwe); Mbukushu
Aka, Baka (Badjue) and other Western (Bantu speaking) Pygmies
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
Sara, incl. Ngambaye (Ngambaï), Mbaï
Yoruba; incl Ife), Nupe, Bini (Edo), Engenni, Chamba, Dakka, Kukuruku
Mandingo (Manden, incl San, Samo), Kagoro, Bambara (Bamana), Malinke, Kassonke, Diula
Dan (=Gio), Guro (=Kweni, incl Gagu, Neio), Toura, Mano, Ngere, Beng, Guro
Fon
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)
Akan, Ashanti, Akwapim; Ga (Accra), Kra, Twi (Chwi, Chi)
Krache (Kraci); Ga; Adele
Fula (=Fulbe, Fulani, Pular)
Gola
Khoekhoe (=Hottentot; incl Nama, Korana); Damara
Kono (=Kone), Wai
Tonga (Tsonga; incl, Soli, Sala, Lenje)
Wolof

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: l121a Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 7 Weight: 1000
Motif: j58a Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 8 Weight: 875
Motif: m56d Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 7 Weight: 714
Motif: c30b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: k108a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: m62d Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 6 Weight: 667
Motif: l117 Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 11 Weight: 636
Motif: m181b Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 8 Weight: 625
Motif: m106c Shared traditions: 8 All traditions: 13 Weight: 615
Motif: f73a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif: m62e Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif: k105 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif: b2g Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif: e1b1 Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 9 Weight: 556
Motif: l115 Shared traditions: 10 All traditions: 19 Weight: 526
Motif: j6a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 2 Weight: 500
Motif: b98c Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: l33g Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 6 Weight: 500
Motif: m56c Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500