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Motif

Name_eng:

The duiker (mouse-deer) wins thanks to his smartness

Description:

Being smart and witty, a small ungulate overcomes strong adversaries. The hero is a duiker, a mouse-deer or other small even-toed ungulates that are not very close biologically but look similar. In some publications on African folklore it is difficult to say what species is meant in particular case

Name_rus:

Карликовый олень – хитрец-победитель

Description_rus:

Персонаж побеждает или обманывает сильных противников с помощью хитрости. Протагонистами являются карликовые копытные, как правило, дукер или оленек – таксономически далекие друг от друга, но внешне похожие. В некоторых публикациях по африканским традициями трудно определить, о каком именно животном идет речь, но несомненно, что это парнокопытные небольшого размера, обычно (всегда?) дукеры

Motif type:

Cosmology and etiology

Motif group:

09 Identification of protagonists of the stories with particular animals or persons with particular qualities

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:

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
1.2.4.1	Congo (Koongo, Bacongo; incl Vili, Fioti, (Ma)Yombe, MuKunyi), Ndombo, Luango (Loango), Zombo (Sambo), Laadi (Laari), (Ba)Fioti, Woyo (Kiwoyo)
1.2.4.10	Yaka (in Angola and Congo)
1.2.4.11	Boa, Komo, (Ba)Nyanga, Mbole
1.2.4.12	Mongo (Mongo-Nkundu), Nkundu, Ngelima, Ngombe, (Ba)Tetela), Pende, Wu(Kusu), (Ba)Mbala (incl Saie, Kwilu)
1.2.4.2	Sakata
1.2.4.3	Bushoong: (Ba)kuba, Dengese, Ngongo; Yansi
1.2.4.4	Lingala, (Ba)Ngala, Ntomba, Kioque, (Ki)Bangi, Bolia, Balolo, Boloki, (Ba)Akwa, (U)Poto
1.2.4.6	Kete, Luba-Kasai, Bena (Bene) Lulua; (Bena-)Kanioka
1.2.4.7	Luba (Baluba, Luba-Katanga, Shaba), (Ba)Holoholo, Tumbwe, Bena-Piana, Tabwa, Benabena-Mitumba, Zela, Bene-Marungu
1.2.4.8	Lega, Bangubangu
1.2.4.9	Songe (Kisonge), Bena-Matembo
1.2.5.3	Nyatutu, Kiniramba, Isanzu
1.2.6.1	Duala (Douala), Basa (Basaá), Kwiri (Kweli), Isubu
1.2.6.3	Fang (Pangwe), Eton, Bafia, Batanga, Benga, Bube (Bubi), Buheba, Yaunde (Ewondo), Yebekolo, Koko, Bulu, Beti (Beti-Bulu), Sekiani, Eghap
1.2.6.5	Aka, Baka (Badjue) and other Western (Bantu speaking) Pygmies
1.3.1.1	Yambasa, Banen (Tunen)
1.3.1.2	Tiv, Bamum (Bamun), Mungaka (Mgaka, Bali), Beba, Anaguta, Bete (Mbete, Karang), Ekoi, Nyang, Vute (Wute), Jukun, Chamba, Bamileke, Kwotto, Kirri; Denya (Nyang)
1.3.3.4	Fon
1.3.3.5	Ewe
1.3.5.16	Dan (=Gio), Guro (=Kweni, incl Gagu, Neio), Toura, Mano, Ngere, Beng, Guro
1.4.4.4	Zande (Azande, incl Nzakara)
6.4.2.1	Malay; Temuan (incl Mantra or Mentra), Jakun (Moken)
6.4.3.1	Aceh (Acheh)
6.4.3.4	Lampung (Lampong); South Sumatra Malays (incl. Bengkulu)
6.4.3.6	Simeulue, Nias
6.4.3.8	Rejang
6.4.4.1	Ot Danum, Ngaju, Maanyan (Ma'anyan)
6.4.4.2	Kayan, Bahau, Kenja, Aoheng, Punan (Bukat, Basap, Oloh Ot, etc); "Klemantan"
6.4.4.3	Dusun, Murut, Kelabit, Tombonuwo, Bajau, Tidong, Rungus
6.4.4.4	Bidayuh (incl. Maloh), Iban (Sea Dayak), Sakarram; Brunei
6.4.5.1	Yavanese, Kalang, Madura
6.4.5.2	Sundanese
6.4.5.3	Bali, Lombok
6.4.6.1	Minahasa (incl. Tondano, Tentemboan), Bantik
6.4.6.2	Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
6.4.8.10	Northern Halmahera Papuans: Galela, Loda, Pagu, Modole, Tabaru (Tobaru), Tobelo, Tidore, Ternate