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Motif

Name_eng:

The white raven

Description:

Raven or other carrion-eating bird of dark color and a similar size was originally white

Name_rus:

Белый ворон

Description_rus:

Ворон (реже другой пернатый стервятник, либо другая птица черного цвета размером с ворону) был сперва белым, а затем почернел

Motif type:

Cosmology and etiology

Motif group:

07 Etiology of plants and animals and of their peculiar features, particular animals as protagonists of cosmological stories, metamorphoses, weather and calendar

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:

143

Stith Thompson ID:

A2411.1.1.6.

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
1.3.2.1	Hausa
1.3.4.2	Northern Gur (Oti-Volta): Mamprussi, Dagomba, Dagari (Dagara; incl Lodaga), Bassari, Mosi, Nankanse, Konkomba, Moba; Ditammari, Nyende, Bulsa (pl Builsa, Bulo)
1.4.2.2	Shilluk, Anuak
10.2.2.1	Chinese folklore: Anhui, Jiangxi and data without precise provinience (incl Hakka, Min Dong)
10.2.3.1	Lahu, Kucong, Yi, Nosu (Nuosu, Northern Yi), Nisu, Nusu, Sani, Jino, Lolo (incl. Bai), Axi, Nasu
10.2.3.4	Miao (Hmong) and Yao of Southern China
10.3.2.1	Japanese folklore outside of Ryukyu
10.3.2.3	Southern and Central; Ryukyu Islands: Yaeyama, Miyako, Okinawa
11.1.1.1	Forest (Upper Kolyma) Yukaghir (Oduls)
11.1.1.2	Tundra (Lower Kolyma) Yukaghir (Waduls)
11.1.2.1	Chukchi
11.1.3.2	Maritime Koryak (Alyutor)
11.1.4.1	Creols of Russkoye Ustye
11.2.1.1	Asiatic Eskimo (Sirenek, Naukan, Chaplino)
11.2.1.4	Central Yupik
11.2.1.6	Kodiak
11.2.1.7	Chugach
11.2.2.2	North Alaskan Inupiat
11.2.3.1	Mackenzie Delta
11.2.3.10	East Greenland (Angmassalik, Kulusuk)
11.2.3.2	Copper
11.2.3.3	Netsilik
11.2.3.4	Caribou
11.2.3.5	Iglulik
11.2.3.6	Baffin Land Inuit
11.2.3.7	Labrador Inuit (Koksoagmiut)
11.2.3.8	Polar Inuit
11.2.3.9	West Greenland
12.1.1.6	Gwich'in (Kutchin, Loucheux)
12.1.1.7	Han
12.1.1.8	Athna
12.1.1.9	Upper Tanana (Nebesna)
12.1.2.1	Tutchone
12.1.2.2	Tagish
12.1.2.3	Inland Tlingit
12.1.2.7	Beaver
12.1.2.9	Chipewyan (Dëne Sųłıné)
12.2.1.1	Eyak
12.2.2.2	Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
12.2.2.3	Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
12.3.4.1	Comox, Pentlatch
12.3.4.3	Lkungen (Straits; including Samish, Songish, Sooke, Lummi), Klallam
12.3.4.5	Twana (Skokomish)
12.3.5.1	Quinault
12.3.6.1	Western Sahaptin (Upper Cowlitz, Klikitat, Tenino, Umatilla, Yakima, Wallawalla)
12.3.6.2	Nez Perce
12.3.8.1	Kutenai
12.4.2.4	Western Ojibwa (Chippewa)
12.4.2.5	Eastern Ojibwa (Missisauga, Timagami and other groups in eastern Ontario)
12.4.3.3	Naskapi
12.4.3.5	Western Swampy Cree (incl. Rock Cree)
12.5.2.2	Five Nations Iroquois (Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga)
12.6.1.1	Yurok
12.6.1.3	Karok
12.6.1.6	Wailaki, Mattole, Lassik, Sinkyone, Cahto
12.6.3.1	Pomo
12.6.4.1	Sierra Miwok
12.6.5.1	Yokuts
12.6.5.3	Salinan
12.7.1.5	Eastern Shoshone
12.7.1.9	Ute
12.8.1.3	Western Keres (Acoma, Laguna)
12.8.2.1	Eastern Keres (Cochiti, Sia, San Felipe, Santo Domingo, Santa Ana, Paguate, Seama)
12.8.3.2	Jicarilla
13.1.1.2	Sarsee (Tsuu T'ina)
13.1.2.1	Assiniboine
13.1.3.2	Hidatsa
13.1.3.4	Arikara
13.1.4.1	Teton (incl Oglala)
13.1.5.1	Arapaho
13.2.1.3	Caddo
13.2.2.1	Kiowa Apache
13.2.2.2	Kiowa
13.3.3.1	Creek, Seminole; Tuskegee; iconography of Kentucky Hopewell
13.3.3.4	Choctaw, Chicasaw
13.3.4.1	Cherokee
14.1.1.4	Huichol
14.3.2.1	Kogi (Cagaba), Sanha, Creols of Aritama Valley
15.2.2.1	Warao
15.2.3.8	Macuxi
16.1.1.1	Caduveo, Mbaya
16.1.2.2	Chamacoco (Ishir)
16.1.4.4	Mocovi; Kechua of Santiago del Estero with probable Guaikuruan substratum; Abipon
3.1.3.2	Kabylia and other Berber of Northern and Central Algeria: Beni Snous, Beni Menacer (incl Zuav), Shaui, etc.)
3.1.3.3	Berbers of Morocco and adjacent parts of Algeria
3.1.3.7	Tunisia Arabs
3.3.2.1	Italians: Northwest (Mentona, Ticino, Valle-d’Aosta, Piemont, Liguria, Lombardia, Emilia–Romagna)
3.3.3.5	Occitanie (southern France): Limousin, Auvergne, Provence, Aquitaine, Albret, Gers, Aveyron (Rouerge), Armagnac, Landes, Gascogne, Vivarés, Roussillon, Pyrénées, Bearne, Guyenne, Bigorre, Ain, Hautes Alpes, Ariège, Vienne, Aude, French part of Swiss
3.3.5.1	Dutch, Flemish
3.4.1.1	Ancient Greece
3.5.1.2	Bulgarians
3.5.2.3	Bosnia Muslims
3.5.2.5	Slovenians
3.5.3.2	Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
4.1.1.1	Poles
4.1.2.1	Ukrainians: Western dialects to the East of Carpathians
4.1.3.4	Russians: Novgorod and Pskov provinces
4.2.2.2	Eastern Sami (including Inari, Skolts)
4.2.3.1	Finns
4.2.4.2	Estonians
4.2.5.1	Latvians
4.2.5.2	Lithuanians
4.3.1.1	Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks)
5.1.4.1	Karachays, Balkar
5.2.1.1	Georgians
5.3.2.4	Saudi Arabia
5.5.2.3	Dungan of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
5.5.2.6	Hui of Xinjiang, Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and Qinghai (rare Hui texts from Southern and Eastern China are clustered with the Chinese ones)
6.1.1.3	Northern Munda of Kharwar branch: Birhor, Ho, Mundari, Kol, Asur (including Agaria, Kol, Birjhia), Bhumij
6.1.1.5	Kharia
6.1.2.1	Oraon (Kurukh)
6.2.3.3	Chin-Naga: Ao, Mao, Sema, Zeme, Liangmai, Kolren, Kom, Lhota, Rengma, Angami, Kabui, Tangkhul, Koirenf
6.2.3.4	Northern Naga: Konyak (incl. Tangsa), Lungshang, Wancho, Nokte, Moclum, Lunshan, Chang, Maring, Naga of Myanmar
6.2.3.5	Garo (Atchik), Kachari (Bodo, incl. Lalung), Dimasa, Tripuri, Riang (of Tripura), Khami, Riga, Mori
6.2.3.6	Kuki, Chiru, Falam (Hallam), Chin (Meitei =Manipuri, Khami, =Kumi), Lakher, Mizo (Lushei), Anal, Pawi (Lai), Purum, Koireng, Milhiem, Kolhen, Mru
6.2.4.1	Kachin (Jingpho), Chak, Maru
6.3.1.1	Burmese, Intha
6.3.2.1	Khmer
6.3.2.10	Viet, Muong
6.3.2.8	Wa (incl Kawa), Bulang
6.4.2.1	Malay; Temuan (incl Mantra or Mentra), Jakun (Moken)
6.4.5.1	Yavanese, Kalang, Madura
6.4.5.2	Sundanese
6.4.7.1	Northern Luzon: Apayao, Bontoc, Nabaloi (Ibaloi), Ifugao, Igorot (highland people, not specified), Ilocan, Ilongot, Isneg, Kalinga, Kankanay, Tingian (Tinggian, Bilongan Itneg); Ibanag, Kasiguran Agta, Keley-i Kallahan
6.4.7.2	Southern Luzon: Pampango, Pangacian, Sambal, Tagal, Tayabas; Calamian
6.4.7.4	Central islands and Bikol: Visaya, Mansaká, Bikol, Mangyan, Panayan, Sulod, Cebuano (Cebu), Capiz, Romblomanon, Manuyu
6.4.8.13	Numfoor, Warope, Wamesa (Wandamen, Windesi)
6.4.8.3	Flores, incl Mangarai (Western Flores), Nage, Keo, Riung, Ngada or Nad'a (Central Flores), Sika (Eastern Flores)
6.4.8.4	Timor: Amarasi, Tetum, Meto, Atoni (incl Mollo), Kédang (Lomblen island), Leti Islands (Leti, Moa, Lakor)
7.1.5.1	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
7.1.5.3	Melanesians of the islands of Massim District ( =Milke Bay Province) to the east of New Guinea: Dobu, Rossel, Fergusson, Goodenough, Murua (Woodlark), Trobrian Islands, d'Entrecasteau Islands
7.2.4.2	Palau (Western Carolines)
8.1.2.1	SE Australia: Kamilaroi, Yualarai (Ualarai, Euahlayi), Milpulo (Mailpurgu), Wuradjeri (Wiradjurim, Wiradjeri, Wurundjeri, Yarra, Yarra Yarra), Wongaibon (Wonghibon), Noongahburrah (Narran, Narran River), Kurnai, and many others (see file 0.doc)
8.1.5.2	Southern Australia: Dieri, Urabunna (Arabana), Flinderce Mountains, Kujani, Andyamatana (Andjamatana, Wailpi)
8.1.5.3	Western Australia: Walmanjeri, Njolnjol (Njulnjul, Nyul-Nyul), Worora, Kariara (Karierra), Karadjari (Karadjeri, Garadjari), Djaberdjaber (Djaberadjabera), Ngarluma, Wiilman (Wheelman), Bibbulmum (Pebelman), Burong (Panaka)
9.1.2.2	Khakas
9.1.5.6	Monguor (Tu), Shirongol
9.10.1.1	Nanai
9.10.2.1	Nivkh
9.2.1.1	Mansi
9.3.1.1	Central Yakuts (Sakha)
9.3.3.1	Tungus.Evenki) of Russian Far East
9.3.4.1	Evens (Lamuts)