m38a1


Motif

Motif code: 
m38a1
Name_eng: 
Imitating wife’s kinfolk
Description: 

Person imitates actions of his son- or brothers-in-law or (among Comox and Halcomelem) of his wives

Name_rus: 
Подражает свойственникам
Description_rus: 
Персонаж подражает зятьям или мужьям сестер либо братьям жены (у шошони) или (у комокс и халкомелем) женам
Motif type: 
Adventures and tricks
Motif group: 
11 Tricks and competitions won thanks to deception, absurd and obscene behavior
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: 
26
ATU ID: 
552B
Stith Thompson ID: 
J2411.3.

Linked traditions:
Dholuo (=Luo, Nilotic Kawirondo)
Oraon (Kurukh)
Nepali; Tharu
Lithuanians
Latvians
Norwegians
Swedes
Danes
Udmurt
Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks)
Lkungen (Straits; including Samish, Songish, Sooke, Lummi), Klallam
Comox, Pentlatch
Sechelt (incl Sisiatl), Squamish, Halcomelem
Nez Perce
Northern Shoshone
Wapishana (incl Ataroi); Mapidian; Taruma
Macuxi
Guiana Kariña, Kaliña, Galibi
Napo (Quijo), Kanelo (“Jungle Kechua”)
Maue (Mawe)
Lower Amazon (XIX century data, mostly from Santarem area), tribal affiliation unknown
Tenetehara
Mundurucu, Curuaia
Kayabi
Kumaoni (Central Pahari), incl. Garhwali
Russians: Olonets province/SE Karelia, southern part of Arkhangelsk province (Shenkur, Kargopol, Konosha districts)

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: j15b Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 8 Weight: 500
Motif: k149 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 9 Weight: 444
Motif: d13c Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 7 Weight: 429
Motif: b42d Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: k168b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: b33e1 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 10 Weight: 400
Motif: c31a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif: n17 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif: k27h Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif: i4d Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 14 Weight: 357
Motif: m199m Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: k73b7 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: b24a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: d6b Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 9 Weight: 333
Motif: i37e Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: b32 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: m45b Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: b108 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: k100i Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333