Waorani



Tradition title rus: 
Ваорани
Areal ID: 
15.3.2.3
Language: 
Tradition analysis result motif count all: 
21.00
Tradition analysis result motif count cosmo: 
15.00

Linked Motifs

MotifNameDescription
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
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
a5The Sun and the Moon are malesThe Moon is male, the Sun is also male or (much more rare) asexual
b17Night in containerDarkness is a particular object that can be carried (usually brought from its original owner in a container)
b29Eschatological feastPeople turn into animals, birds or stones at a feast, after the feast, after performing a ritual or after a victory over dangerous enemy
b30bMurdered person turns into game animalsDifferent game animals emerge from remains of a murdered person
b9Water in the tree trunkThere is enormous amount of water inside a trunk of a tree or a tree turns into water
c34aBuried in sandA supernatural person comes to people who fish. They bury him on the beach or throw him into river or marsh. Somebody saves him. He or his father sends the flood
c8The couple of close relations originates the mankindIn the beginning of time or after the natural disaster brother and sister, mother and son, or father and daughters are the only human beings. They marry and the present day people are their descendents
c8aaBrother and sister beget the peopleIn the beginning of time or after the natural disaster brother and sister are the only human beings. They marry and the present day people are their descendents
f49The abnormal birthCesarean operation upon a woman at childbirth as a custom
f49aAnimal explains how to give birthA small animal (mouse, rat, rabbit, opossum, a bird) explains a woman how she can deliver her child in a natural way
g10The hanging treeA tree which trunk is cut through do not fall because it is hold from above
g11Squirrel the woodcutterA squirrel plays crucial role in felling the gigantic tree
h24Container opened too earlyContainer with valuables or with dangerous creatures is opened (before time). Its content goes out of control or disappear
i16Body anomalies of the first peopleFirst human beings have no mouth, anus or genitals, their women do not know how to give birth
i45bNot to point at the rainbowIt to point at the rainbow, pointing finger or entire arm will rot, wither or become crooked
j26Babies come out of the waterBaby heroes, embryos or objects from which they emerge are found in a river or lake or come to people out of the water
j7The changed signsA woman or a girl is in search of her husband (lover) or kinsmen or a man sets out on a journey to his bride. She (he) loses her (his) way because signs that should direct her or him to the right place had been changed
j8Feathers at the crossroadA woman or a girl is in search of her husband or other person. Bird feathers at the cross-road or near the person's dwelling mark the correct or the wrong way
m8Breaking the obstacleNon-human persons work hard to destroy a strong and durable obstacle that blocks access to some place or object


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