Balahi; Lambadi (Banjara)



Tradition title rus: 
Балахи (район Nimar, говорят на раджастани, влияние бхилов и хандеши, самоназвание Kori, от Kor – "человек" на мунда); ламбади (банджара; язык из числа раджастанских центральные провинции Индии)
Areal ID: 
5.6.2.4
Areal: 
Language: 
Tradition analysis result motif count all: 
17.00
Tradition analysis result motif count cosmo: 
16.00

Linked Motifs

MotifNameDescription
a3Male sun and female moonThe Moon is female or bisexual, the Sun is male
a31The incestuous Moon As a result of some intimate contacts and/or love affair, the Moon acquires its present appearance (often, the stains on his face) and/or ascends to the sky
a32Figure on lunar discA figure or an imprint of some being or object are seen in the Moon. (For statistical analysis motifs A32A – A32J are also included into A32)
a32dMan in the MoonHuman being or imprint of human being is seen in the moon
a32ePerson with an object in handsPerson who holds some object in his or her hands is seen in the moon (rare: in the sun)
a35Spots on the lunar discDark spots on the lunar disc are dirt, blood, paint, traces of beating, burning, scratching, etc. on the Moon person's body or face (Kiliwa: spots on the Sun) and do not form any particular figure
b3aPrimeval watersWater is the original element, the dry earth appears later
b42uBig Dipper’s handle are three personsThree stars of Big Dipper’s handle are three persons. Four stars of the Dipper itself are objects of animals (one or several)
c25bA spinner in the MoonIn the sky, on the Moon (rare: on the Sun), i.e. somewhere outside of our world certain person is spinning, weaving, plaiting, or embroidering
e4Creation from dirt of the skinSupernatural person creates the entire earth, human or other beings of dirt taken from his or her skin, from under the nails, etc.
h16aRivers of bloodRivers (lakes) of blood (also of puss, bones, sweat or water used for washing of corpses) are mentioned in narratives (in different context)
h49bThe faithful dog as security for a debtA man gives his dog to another man. The dog proves to be brave and intelligent (drives off thieves, finds stolen treasure). The man who received the dog sends it back with a message of thanks. The owner, thinking the dog has run away, kills it and after this finds the letter
i127Ursa major is a bedUrsa major is a bed, a cot, a bedstead
i59aThief in the skyAstral objects or lunar spots are associated with a story of a stealing and the value of the stolen objects is low (straw, firewoods, cabbage, etc.)
i64Milky Way is a trace of animalsMilky Way is a trace of big animals who were walking or running along it
i65Milky Way of the deadMilky Way is the path over which souls travel to the beyond or a path of the funeral procession
l90Mouth from the earth to the skyMonster's upper lip (fang, horn, etc.) touches the sky, lower touches the ground


Similar traditions based on Cosmology and Etiology motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 9 Tradition: Gondi (mostly Northern Gondi)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Bhils (incl Barela-Bhilala), Pardhi, Kokna, Parwa
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Punjabi, Seraiki (Multani)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Hindi-speaking peoples and casts (incl. Teli, Parahiya; incl. Chhattisgarhi) of Northern and West-Central India
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Kolam
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Santali, Turi, Mahli
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Anatolia Turks
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Korku
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Bulgarians

Similar traditions based on Adventures and Tricks motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Nilgiri Hills: Toda, Kota, Kurumba (Kuruba), Badaga, Maravar, Pulaya, Adiya, Kadar, Irula
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Punjabi, Seraiki (Multani)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Tamil, Muthuvan, Marvar
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Telugu (incl. Yanadi, Chenchu)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Northern Munda of Kharwar branch: Birhor, Ho, Mundari, Kol, Asur (including Agaria, Kol, Birjhia), Bhumij
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Indian literary tradition (Vedic, Brahman, Purana, Indian Buddhism, Hinduism, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Panchtantra, Jatakas); iconography of Hindu temples
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Sindhi
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Kashmiri
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Oriya (incl. Dom/Domba/Dombo, Ghasi, Bhat and other Oriya-speaking castes of Odisha)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Mongols of Inner Mongolia