h36b


Motif

Motif code: 
h36b
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: 
34

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

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: k105 Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 5 Weight: 1000
Motif: b88 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif: h1bb Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif: k108a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: m53f Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: l100a Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 11 Weight: 636
Motif: m89a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif: m109c Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif: k170 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif: f73a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif: h36c Shared traditions: 18 All traditions: 32 Weight: 563
Motif: j6a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 2 Weight: 500
Motif: b98c Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: b118 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: m180a Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 12 Weight: 500
Motif: l42h Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 8 Weight: 500
Motif: m112a Shared traditions: 10 All traditions: 22 Weight: 455
Motif: h36d Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 9 Weight: 444
Motif: m62f Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 9 Weight: 444