h36b | MapsOfMyths

Name_eng:

Death and the chameleon

Description:

Chameleon is responsible for introduction of permanent death or hard life; loses object that the deity trusted him to bring to the earth

Name_rus:

Хамелеон предает человека

Description_rus:

Хамелеон виноват в том, что человек смертен или что он должен трудиться; теряет доверенное ему божеством

Motif type:

Cosmology and etiology

Motif group:

04 Origin of death, diseases and hard life

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

09 Identification of protagonists of the stories with particular animals or persons with particular qualities

Motif analysis result:

1. Only those Old World motifs that are not found in America besides among the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans.

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:

Areal ID	Tradition
1.1.1.2	Khoekhoe (=Hottentot; incl Nama, Korana); Damara
1.2.1.1	Kosa (Xosa, Xhosa)
1.2.1.2	Zulu, Swazi
1.2.1.3	Tswana (Chwana), Suto (Soto; incl Pedi, Mbire)
1.2.1.4	Ndebele, Pedi, Thonga (incl Ronga), Hlengwe, Matabele (Tebele)
1.2.2.1	Shone (Shona, =Mashona, =Karanga), Makoni (Shoni dialect), Remba (=Hungwe, Wahungwe); Zezuru, Rozwi, Ndau (Vandau)
1.2.2.2	Bemba (Wemba, Babemba; incl Ambo, Lala, Lamba, Bisa), Holoholo, Kaonde
1.2.2.3	Tonga (Tsonga; incl, Soli, Sala, Lenje)
1.2.2.4	Ila (Baila)
1.2.2.5	Malawi (incl Nyanja, Banyanja, Manganja), Tumbuka (incl Henga), Nsenga, Matengo, (Ba)Wenda
1.2.2.7	Yao, Makua
1.2.3.2	Lozi (Losi, Rotse, Barotse), Lui, Subiya (Subia)
1.2.5.10	Safwa, Nyika (Nyixa, Nyiha), Mkulwe, Ngonde, Kinga, Nyakusa, Nyamwanga
1.2.5.11	Hehe, Pangwa (Upper Rufudji area), Bena, Matumbi, Ngoni, Pogolo, (Ma)konde, Mawiha
1.2.5.6	Kamba, Tharaka
1.2.5.8	Chagga (Jagga; incl Wasu), Pare, Digo
1.2.6.1	Duala (Douala), Basa (Basaá), Kwiri (Kweli), Isubu
1.2.6.2	Maka (Makaa), Baya, Kaka
1.2.6.3	Fang (Pangwe), Eton, Bafia, Batanga, Benga, Bube (Bubi), Buheba, Yaunde (Ewondo), Yebekolo, Koko, Bulu, Beti (Beti-Bulu), Sekiani, Eghap
1.3.1.2	Tiv, Bamum (Bamun), Mungaka (Mgaka, Bali), Beba, Anaguta, Bete (Mbete, Karang), Ekoi, Nyang, Vute (Wute), Jukun, Chamba, Bamileke, Kwotto, Kirri; Denya (Nyang)
1.3.2.1	Hausa
1.3.2.2	Biu-Mandara: Margi, Kilba, Bura, Kera, Karekare (Kerri-Kerri), Bachama, Zulgo, Giziga, Hdi, Kapsiki, Mandara (incl Mukulehe, Matakam), Mofu (Mofu-Gudur), Somrai (Sibine, Shibha)
1.3.2.4	Other West Chadic: Ngas, Bolanchi, Tangale
1.3.3.5	Ewe
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)
1.4.3.3	Acoli (Acholi), Lur (Alur, Luri), Lango
1.4.3.6	Kalenjin; including Sabaot, Nandi (Nande), Arusha, Kipsigis, Pokot (Suk), Keiyo (Elgeiyo), Marakwet, Sebeei
1.4.5.2	Sara, incl. Ngambaye (Ngambaï), Mbaï
6.2.3.5	Garo (Atchik), Kachari (Bodo, incl. Lalung), Dimasa, Tripuri, Riang (of Tripura), Khami, Riga, Mori
6.2.4.1	Kachin (Jingpho), Chak, Maru
6.3.2.2	Bahnar, Bana, Sedang, Por
6.4.4.1	Ot Danum, Ngaju, Maanyan (Ma'anyan)
6.4.4.4	Bidayuh (incl. Maloh), Iban (Sea Dayak), Sakarram; Brunei
6.4.4.5	Palawan (incl Agutaynen)