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Motif

Name_eng:

Alive being turns into many objects

Description:

Person or creature is transformed. Separate parts of its (his, her) body give origin to different objects or creatures (only etiological narratives are considered)

Name_rus:

Множество объектов из одного существа

Description_rus:

В результате метаморфозы живого существа возникают различные (более двух наименований) предметы, существа или объекты (учитываются только повествования с этиологической концовкой)

Motif type:

Cosmology and etiology

Motif group:

03 Cosmogony, the earth and the sky, etiology of the elements, natural and biological phenomena (fire, water, soil, thunderstorms, dream, etc.), cataclysms and cosmic threats, spirits of nature

05 Origin of human beings, ethnic groups, etiology of human anatomy, strange body configuration, ways of behavior, marriages before the establishment of the present norms

06 Origin and interpretation of culture elements, in particular related to agriculture, inadequate forms of subsistence and economic activity before the establishment of the present norms

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

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

194

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
15.3.3.2	Aguaruna, Huambiza
5.3.1.4	Akkad, Assyria, Babylonia
13.3.3.2	Alabama, Koasati
15.5.2.6	Amahuaca, Cashinahua, Sharanahua, Yaminahua, Yawanahua, Capanahua)
15.7.2.6	Apinaye (Apinage, Apinaje)
13.1.5.1	Arapaho
15.5.1.2	Ashaninca (Campa)
11.2.1.1	Asiatic Eskimo (Sirenek, Naukan, Chaplino)
14.4.3.1	Ayacucho department (Kechua-speaking communities; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries)
14.1.2.2	Aztec; Aztec and Teotihuacan iconography
9.3.2.3	Baikal RegionTungus/Evenki
6.4.5.3	Bali, Lombok
15.3.5.5	Baniwa (incl. Wakuenai), Bare, Piapoco, Curripaco, Siusi, Guarikena
15.3.4.2	Barasana, Taibano, Macuna
6.4.3.2	Batak (Toba, Dairi)
12.1.2.7	Beaver
3.1.3.3	Berbers of Morocco and adjacent parts of Algeria
6.1.1.4	Bhuiya (now Aryans, originally Munda; Rahman 1955: 203), Baiga, Bhaina, Bhumia (subgroup of Baiga, incl Bharia, formerly Munda, now speak Indo-Aryan languages of neighboring groups)
6.4.4.4	Bidayuh (incl. Maloh), Iban (Sea Dayak), Sakarram; Brunei
6.1.1.7	Bondo, Didayi (Gata')
12.6.6.3	Cahuilla, Cupeño
6.4.7.4	Central islands and Bikol: Visaya, Mansaká, Bikol, Mangyan, Panayan, Sulod, Cebuano (Cebu), Capiz, Romblomanon, Manuyu
6.2.1.1	Central Tibetans (Yu Tsang, incl. Sikkim Tibetans, Tichurong of NW Nepal)
7.1.6.5	Central Vanuatu: Espiritu Santo, Araki, Aore, Maewo, Malekula, Vao, Efate (Vate), Shepherd Islands, Nguna, Mae, Ambrim, Pentecost, Oba (=Aoba, East Ambae, Lepers'), Omba
9.3.1.1	Central Yakuts (Sakha)
7.2.4.1	Chamorro (Guam and other Marianas)
15.3.7.4	Chayahuita
12.3.3.3	Chelan, Wenatchi
5.1.3.3	Cherkassians, Adyghe, Kabardin
12.3.1.2	Chilkotin
14.1.4.1	Chinantec, Mazatec
10.2.2.8	Chinese of Qinghai and Gansu provinces and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
14.1.5.3	Chol; pre-Columbian Mayan iconography
4.3.2.3	Chuvash
12.3.3.2	Coeur D'Alene, Kalispel (Pend d'Oreille; incl Spokane)
12.3.7.3	Coos
3.5.2.4	Croatians; Italians of Dalmatia (if the motif is absent among other Italians)
9.3.1.2	Dolgans
5.5.2.3	Dungan of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
6.4.4.3	Dusun, Murut, Kelabit, Tombonuwo, Bajau, Tidong
10.2.1.1	Early Chinese written sources
4.1.4.1	Early Russian written sources
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
9.2.1.2	Eastern Khanty (Ostyaks)
4.2.2.2	Eastern Sami (including Inari, Skolts)
15.5.4.3	Ese’ejja
9.3.4.1	Evens (Lamuts)
4.2.3.1	Finns
12.5.2.2	Five Nations Iroquois (Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga)
6.4.8.3	Flores, incl Mangarai (Western Flores), Nage, Keo, Riung, Ngada or Nad'a (Central Flores), Sika (Eastern Flores)
7.2.5.7	Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Nauru, Banaba (Ocean island)
6.1.2.3	Gondi (mostly Northern Gondi)
15.2.3.6	Guiana Kariña, Kaliña, Galibi
6.1.1.11	Gutob (Gadaba)
1.4.6.1	Hadza
10.2.2.6	Henan and Hubei Chinese
5.6.2.1	Hindi-speaking peoples and casts (incl. Teli, Parahiya; incl. Chhattisgarhi) of Northern and West-Central India
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)
12.5.2.1	Huron (incl Wyandot)
11.2.3.5	Iglulik
14.3.2.2	Ijka (Ika)
9.3.2.4	Ilimpii Tungus/Evenki
13.1.4.8	Iowa
5.4.1.1	Iranian literary tradition (including Avesta, Pahlevi scripts, Šah-nāmeh, Marzbān-nāmeh); Zoroastrians of Iran, Indian Parsees
15.6.3.3	Iranxe
10.3.2.4	Japan AD 700-1700
14.2.1.2	Jicaque
6.1.1.6	Juang
15.4.3.1	Juruna
15.3.5.2	Kabiyari, Yukuna (Yucuna)
3.1.3.2	Kabylia and other Berber of Northern and Central Algeria: Beni Snous, Beni Menacer (incl Zuav), Shaui, etc.)
6.2.4.1	Kachin (Jingpho), Chak, Maru
15.7.3.4	Kaingang, Xokleng
5.1.1.1	Kalmyk
4.2.3.2	Karelians
15.3.4.1	Karijona
15.6.3.2	Kayabi
6.4.4.2	Kayan, Bahau, Kenja, Aoheng, Punan (Bukat, Basap, Oloh Ot, etc); "Klemantan"
11.1.3.3	Kerek
6.1.1.5	Kharia
14.3.2.1	Kogi (Cagaba), Sanha, Creols of Aritama Valley
14.2.3.1	Kuna; XVI century data on Eastern Panama
12.3.8.1	Kutenai
10.2.3.1	Lahu, Kucong, Yi, Nosu (Nuosu, Northern Yi), Nisu, Nusu, Sani, Jino, Lolo (incl. Bai), Axi, Nasu
6.3.1.5	Lao
6.2.2.1	Lepcha
10.2.3.6	Li
14.4.2.3	Lima dep: Costa and adjacent Sierra (Spanish, Kechua, and Jacaru-speaking communities, mostly in Pachacamac, Cajatambo, Canta, Huarochirí; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries)
10.2.3.2	Lisu, Achang, Taunyo
4.2.5.2	Lithuanians
15.2.3.3	Locono
12.3.7.1	Lower Chinook (Chinook proper)
1.2.4.7	Luba (Baluba, Luba-Katanga, Shaba), (Ba)Holoholo, Tumbwe, Bena-Piana, Tabwa, Benabena-Mitumba, Zela, Bene-Marungu
15.2.3.8	Macuxi
2.1.1.1	Malagasy
6.4.2.1	Malay; Temuan (incl Mantra or Mentra), Jakun (Moken)
15.4.1.1	Manao, Katawishi (Teffé lake); groups of uncertain affiliation mostly from Rio Jamunda
9.2.1.1	Mansi
6.1.2.5	Maria, Muria, and other South-Central Dravidians: Binjhwar, Baсор, Bhattra, Bom, Jhoria (=Jhodia), Gadaba (in Koraput, neighbors of Munda-speaking Gadaba), Duruwa (Parji), Mehtar; Pardhan
16.1.3.4	Mataco
15.4.1.3	Maue (Mawe)
14.1.1.3	Mayo, Yaqui, Sinaloa
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
10.2.3.4	Miao (Hmong) and Yao of Southern China
6.4.6.1	Minahasa (incl. Tondano, Tentemboan), Bantik
6.4.7.5	Mindanao: Blaan (Bilaan), Bagobo, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Hiligáynon, Binukid, Magindaan (=Magindanao: main Muslim population), Mandaya, Mansaka, Manobo (Agusan, Ata, Dibabawon, Sarangani, Ilianen), Maranao, Subanon (=Subanun), Subanen, Tboli
15.6.1.1	Mundurucu, Curuaia
15.4.1.2	Mura (Pirahã)
6.2.2.3	Mustang
14.1.2.3	Nahuan groups of Puebla and Huasteca after AD1900
15.6.3.4	Nambikwara
9.10.1.1	Nanai
12.8.3.1	Navajo
6.2.1.2	NE Tibetans (Amdo)
9.10.1.6	Negidal
12.3.6.2	Nez Perce
9.2.3.4	Nganasans
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)
6.4.8.10	Northern Halmahera Papuans: Galela, Loda, Pagu, Modole, Tabaru (Tobaru), Tobelo, Tidore, Ternate
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
14.4.2.2	Northern Peru: Sierra (Kechua-speaking communities, Cajamarca, Ancash, Huanuco and San Martin departments; Chavin pre-Columbian iconography; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries)
12.7.1.6	Northern Shoshone
10.1.1.1	Northern Taiwan: Atayal (Tayal; Taruko (Toda, Taokas, Torok, Taroko), Pazeh, Sedeq (Sediq, Seedeq, Sazek), Saisiyat (Saixia); Kawalan
9.3.1.4	Northwestern Yakuts (Sakha): Yessey, Anabar, Olenyok and Lower Lena Basins
6.4.8.13	Numfoor, Warope, Wamesa (Wandamen, Windesi)
13.1.4.6	Omaha, Ponca
6.1.2.1	Oraon (Kurukh)
9.10.1.4	Oroch
6.4.4.1	Ot Danum, Ngaju, Maanyan (Ma'anyan)
15.6.3.5	Paresi
15.5.5.1	Parintintin; Villa Bella (tribal affiliation unknown)
13.2.1.1	Pawnee
15.5.1.4	Piro (Yine)
15.3.5.4	Puinave
3.5.3.2	Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
4.2.1.1	Scandinavians: early written sources ("Edda"; Saxo Grammaticus etc.); Gothland picture stones; Ancient Germans (Late Bronze Age in Scandinavia)
3.3.4.3	Scotland
6.4.1.3	Semang, Senoi
10.2.2.7	Shaanxi Chinese
10.2.2.11	Shandong Chinese
12.3.2.1	Shuswap
10.2.2.3	Sichuan Chinese
15.3.1.1	Siona, Secoya, Coreguaje
6.1.1.8	Sora (Savara, Saora), Parenga
7.2.3.3	Southern Cook Islands: Mangaia, Rarotonga, Atiu, Iatutakim Pukapuka, Tubuai (=Austral Islands, incl Rapa)
1.3.4.3	Southern Gur (Oti-Volta): Grusi, Kabiye, Kasena, Lyela (Lyele), Wala, Dyan
11.2.1.2	St. Lawrence Island Yupik
6.4.8.2	Sumba, Savu Islands
6.4.8.1	Sumbawa (incl Dongo)
6.4.5.2	Sundanese
15.7.2.2	Suya, Txukarramae
9.3.2.2	Sym Tungus/Evenki
15.5.3.1	Tacana
13.1.4.1	Teton (incl Oglala)
12.8.2.2	Tewa (San Juan, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, Nambé; Hano), Tiwa (Taos, Picuris; Sandia, Isleta), Towa (Jemez)
12.3.2.2	Thompson (Nlaka'pamux)
7.2.1.9	Tikopia, Bellona, Rennell, partly Aneytium, Futuna (=Erronan, not to be mixed with Futuna in Western Polynesia), Vaeaka-Taumato, incl Matema, Nifeloli, Nukapu, Nupani, Pileni
6.4.8.4	Timor: Amarasi, Tetum, Meto, Atoni (incl Mollo), Kédang (Lomblen island), Leti Islands (Leti, Moa, Lakor)
6.3.2.9	Tjam, Ede, Jörai (Jarai)
16.1.4.3	Toba (incl Pilaga)
6.4.6.2	Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
7.1.1.1	Trans-New Guinea and unclassified Papuan groups of Irian Jaya: Mejprat, Arandai-Bintuni, Inanwatan-Berau, Papua of Gelvink (Cenderawasih) Bay, Kamoró, Marind Anim, Sawi, Mafore; Korowai; Kwerba; Momina, Eipo, Yale, Awyu, Muyu
9.2.3.1	Tundra Nenets
9.3.3.2	Tungus (Evenki) of China (Solon, Birar, Oroqen, Manegir)
3.1.3.7	Tunisia Arabs
15.5.5.2	Tupari, Makurap, Sakirap, Ajuru (Wayoro)
12.5.2.3	Tuscarora
9.1.3.1	Tuvinians of Tuva
9.10.1.3	Udeghe
9.10.1.5	Uilta (Orok)
15.6.4.2	Umotina (Umutina)
12.3.7.9	Upper Chinook: Wasco, Wishram, Clackamas, Kathlamet
12.1.1.9	Upper Tanana (Nebesna)
15.4.4.2	Urubu (Urubu-Kaapor)
4.2.3.3	Vepsians
6.3.2.10	Viet, Muong
6.3.2.8	Wa (incl Kawa), Bulang
15.2.3.9	Wapishana (incl Ataroi); Mapidian; Taruma
15.2.2.1	Warao
15.2.4.6	Wayana, Aparai
15.2.4.7	Wayapi, Emerillon
12.8.1.3	Western Keres (Acoma, Laguna)
12.4.2.4	Western Ojibwa (Chippewa)
12.3.6.1	Western Sahaptin (Upper Cowlitz, Klikitat, Tenino, Umatilla, Yakima, Wallawalla)
9.3.2.1	Western Tungus/Evenki: Podkamennaya Tunguska, Katanga, Nepa, Kamenka, Upper Lena
12.4.1.1	Winnebago
15.3.6.1	Witoto, Ocaina
15.4.3.2	Xipaya (Shipaya)
7.2.4.3	Yap
6.4.5.1	Yavanese, Kalang, Madura
9.3.2.5	Yerbogachen Tungus/Evenki
1.3.1.5	Yoruba; incl Ife), Nupe, Bini (Edo), Engenni, Chamba, Dakka, Kukuruku
12.8.4.4	Yuma proper (Quechan), Mohave, Maricopa
12.8.1.2	Zuni