m105 | MapsOfMyths

Name_eng:

Make believe killing of mother

Description:

Person conceals his mother or (rare) wife or mother-in-law, tells another that he has killed or sold her, another really kills or sells his mother (wife, mother-in-law)

Name_rus:

Якобы убитая мать

Description_rus:

Персонаж прячет свою мать (жену, тещу), но говорит другому, что убил или продал ее, либо демонстративно ведет продавать, но дает убежать

Motif type:

Adventures and tricks

Motif group:

11 Tricks and competitions won thanks to deception, absurd and obscene behavior

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:

ATU ID:

Stith Thompson ID:

Areal ID	Tradition
1.2.1.3	Tswana (Chwana), Suto (Soto; incl Pedi, Mbire)
1.2.1.4	Ndebele, Pedi, Thonga (incl Ronga), Hlengwe, Matabele (Tebele)
1.2.2.2	Bemba (Wemba, Babemba; incl Ambo, Lala, Lamba, Bisa), Holoholo, Kaonde
1.2.2.4	Ila (Baila)
1.2.3.1	Herero (Herrero)
1.2.3.2	Lozi (Losi, Rotse, Barotse), Lui, Subiya (Subia)
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)
1.2.4.10	Yaka (in Angola and Congo)
1.2.4.13	Rwanda (incl Hutu, Tutsi, Kiga), Rundi, (Ma)Shi, Banyabungu; Rega
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
1.2.4.9	Songe (Kisonge), Bena-Matembo
1.2.5.1	Ganda, (Ba)Nyoro, Nyankole, Masaba (Gisu), Luia (=Luyia, Haya, Luhya, Bantu Kawirondo; incl. Vugusu, Maragoli)
1.2.5.10	Safwa, Nyika (Nyixa, Nyiha), Mkulwe, Ngonde, Kinga, Nyakusa, Nyamwanga
1.2.5.12	Swahili, Midjikenda (incl Giryama), Nyika, Duruma; Ngindo, Kiluguru and other Islamic groups of the Eastern Coast of Africa
1.2.5.3	Nyatutu, Kiniramba, Isanzu
1.2.5.4	Kerewe, Sukuma, Kwaya, Kumbi, Busiba, Gusii, Suba
1.2.5.6	Kamba, Tharaka
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
1.2.6.1	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)
1.3.1.3	Cross-River: Efik, Ibibio, Anaang (Anang), Ikom, Abua
1.3.1.4	Igbo (Ibo); Isoko, Urhobo
1.3.1.5	Yoruba; incl Ife), Nupe, Bini (Edo), Engenni, Chamba, Dakka, Kukuruku
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)
1.3.2.3	East Chadic: Buduma, Mpade (Kotoko); Gidar
1.3.2.6	Mukulu (Mokilko)
1.3.3.1	Bia: Anyi, Agni, Baule, Nsema
1.3.4.6	Songhai
1.3.5.1	Fula (=Fulbe, Fulani, Pular)
1.3.5.10	Mende, Loma, Gbunde (Gbandi, Bandi)
1.3.5.11	Mandingo (Manden, incl San, Samo), Kagoro, Bambara (Bamana), Malinke, Kassonke, Diula
1.3.5.18	Wolof
1.3.5.19	Serer (Serer-Sine)
1.3.5.2	Mandjak, Mankanya, Pepel, Balant, Felupe, Diola (Jola)
1.4.2.2	Shilluk, Anuak
1.4.3.1	Murle, Me'en (Bodi), Didinga
1.4.3.3	Acoli (Acholi), Lur (Alur, Luri), Lango
1.4.3.5	Masai
1.4.3.6	Kalenjin; including Sabaot, Nandi (Nande), Arusha, Kipsigis, Pokot (Suk), Keiyo (Elgeiyo), Marakwet, Sebeei
1.4.3.6	Kalenjin; including Sabaot, Nandi (Nande), Arusha, Kipsigis, Pokot (Suk), Keiyo (Elgeiyo), Marakwet, Sebeei
1.4.5.1	Maba (Waddaye)
2.1.1.1	Malagasy
3.2.2.3	Tsamai (Tsamako)
6.2.3.1	Eastern Arunachal Pradesh: Abor (incl Minyong, Shimong, Padam, Pasi, Panggi), Apa Tani (Apatani), Bori, Bugun, Dafla (=Nyishi, Nisi, Nishing, incl Tagin), Gallong (=Galo, Adi), Mishmi
6.2.3.3	Chin-Naga: Ao, Mao, Sema, Zeme, Liangmai, Kolren, Kom, Lhota, Rengma, Angami, Kabui, Tangkhul, Koirenf