Linked Motifs

Motif	Name	Description
b86	Babylonian tower	To reach the sky (the Sun, Moon, particular star), people build a ladder or tower that consists of separate modules (bricks, logs, sticks, etc.). This construction collapses
e5b	First couple from the underworld	First man (a group of brothers) or first human couple come out from the underworld (a cave) or from a small enclosure on its surface (tussock, reed, tree, rock, gourd)
g13a	People ate dirt	Before acquisition of cultivated plants (fire, hunting skills) people ate dirt, mud or stones
l6	Demon clings to person	A demonic being demands that a person would carry it permanently, clings to his shoulder or back
m181	Two companions go to a feast	Two animal persons are invited to a feast. Both along the way and at the place of destination one deceives another
m29v	The duiker (mouse-deer) wins thanks to his smartness	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

Similar traditions based on Cosmology and Etiology motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Kayan, Bahau, Kenja, Aoheng, Punan (Bukat, Basap, Oloh Ot, etc); "Klemantan"
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Wa (incl Kawa), Bulang
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Fang (Pangwe), Eton, Bafia, Batanga, Benga, Bube (Bubi), Buheba, Yaunde (Ewondo), Yebekolo, Koko, Bulu, Beti (Beti-Bulu), Sekiani, Eghap
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Melanesians of the northern coast New Guinea, nearest off-shore islands and Huon Gulf (Morobe district): Watut, Bilbil (Bilibili), Jabim (incl Kai), Tami, Bukawac, Wogeo, Tumleo, Yakamul, Manam, Sissano, Sio
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Ot Danum, Ngaju, Maanyan (Ma'anyan)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 2 Tradition: Witoto, Ocaina
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 2 Tradition: Kete, Luba-Kasai, Bena (Bene) Lulua; (Bena-)Kanioka
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 2 Tradition: Pasco, Junin, Huancavelica departments: Central Peru, Sierra (Kechua-speaking communities in Spanish sources XVI-XVII centuries)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 2 Tradition: Ticuna (Tucuna)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 2 Tradition: Simeulue, Nias

Similar traditions based on Adventures and Tricks motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Ganda, (Ba)Nyoro, Nyankole, Masaba (Gisu), Luia (=Luyia, Haya, Luhya, Bantu Kawirondo; incl. Vugusu, Maragoli)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Rwanda (incl Hutu, Tutsi, Kiga), Rundi, (Ma)Shi, Banyabungu; Rega
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Luba (Baluba, Luba-Katanga, Shaba), (Ba)Holoholo, Tumbwe, Bena-Piana, Tabwa, Benabena-Mitumba, Zela, Bene-Marungu
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Congo (Koongo, Bacongo; incl Vili, Fioti, (Ma)Yombe, MuKunyi), Ndombo, Luango (Loango), Zombo (Sambo), Laadi (Laari), (Ba)Fioti, Woyo (Kiwoyo)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Kete, Luba-Kasai, Bena (Bene) Lulua; (Bena-)Kanioka
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Safwa, Nyika (Nyixa, Nyiha), Mkulwe, Ngonde, Kinga, Nyakusa, Nyamwanga
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Hehe, Pangwa (Upper Rufudji area), Bena, Matumbi, Ngoni, Pogolo, (Ma)konde, Mawiha
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Shilluk, Anuak
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Shone (Shona, =Mashona, =Karanga), Makoni (Shoni dialect), Remba (=Hungwe, Wahungwe); Zezuru, Rozwi, Ndau (Vandau)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Kikuyu, Chuka, Embu, Emberre, Mwimbe