h36c


Motif

Name_eng: 
Death and the lizard
Description: 

Lizard is responsible for introduction of permanent death. (Lithuanian case can be a mistification)

Name_rus: 
Ящерица предает человека
Description_rus: 
Ящерица виновата в том, что человек смертен. (Литовский текст может быть результатом мистификации или случайной ошибки)
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: 
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: 
32

Linked traditions:
Areal IDTradition
1.2.1.1Kosa (Xosa, Xhosa)
1.2.1.2Zulu, Swazi
1.2.1.3Tswana (Chwana), Suto (Soto; incl Pedi, Mbire)
1.2.1.4Ndebele, Pedi, Thonga (incl Ronga), Hlengwe, Matabele (Tebele)
1.2.2.1Shone (Shona, =Mashona, =Karanga), Makoni (Shoni dialect), Remba (=Hungwe, Wahungwe); Zezuru, Rozwi, Ndau (Vandau)
1.2.2.2Bemba (Wemba, Babemba; incl Ambo, Lala, Lamba, Bisa), Holoholo, Kaonde
1.2.2.3Tonga (Tsonga; incl, Soli, Sala, Lenje)
1.2.2.5Malawi (incl Nyanja, Banyanja, Manganja), Tumbuka (incl Henga), Nsenga, Matengo, (Ba)Wenda
1.2.2.7Yao, Makua
1.2.3.2Lozi (Losi, Rotse, Barotse), Lui, Subiya (Subia)
1.2.5.10Safwa, Nyika (Nyixa, Nyiha), Mkulwe, Ngonde, Kinga, Nyakusa, Nyamwanga
1.2.5.11Hehe, Pangwa (Upper Rufudji area), Bena, Matumbi, Ngoni, Pogolo, (Ma)konde, Mawiha
1.2.6.1Duala (Douala), Basa (Basaá), Kwiri (Kweli), Isubu
1.2.6.3Fang (Pangwe), Eton, Bafia, Batanga, Benga, Bube (Bubi), Buheba, Yaunde (Ewondo), Yebekolo, Koko, Bulu, Beti (Beti-Bulu), Sekiani, Eghap
1.2.6.4Enenga, Mpongwe, Kuta (Koto), Nkomi, Masango, Mindumu, Mbede, Mitsogo, Bawunga, Ndumu (Ndumbo), Duma, Teke, (B)wende
1.3.2.1Hausa
1.3.2.2Biu-Mandara: Margi, Kilba, Bura, Kera, Karekare (Kerri-Kerri), Bachama, Zulgo, Giziga, Hdi, Kapsiki, Mandara (incl Mukulehe, Matakam), Mofu (Mofu-Gudur), Somrai (Sibine, Shibha)
1.3.2.4Other West Chadic: Ngas, Bolanchi, Tangale
1.4.2.6Uduk
1.4.5.2Sara, incl. Ngambaye (Ngambaï), Mbaï
12.8.4.2Diegueño: Ipai, Tipai, Kamia (Kumeai)
12.8.4.4Yuma proper (Quechan), Mohave, Maricopa
14.1.1.5Cora
14.1.3.1Tepehua, Totonac
14.1.3.2Gulf Nahuatl
15.1.2.1Makiritare (Yecuana)
3.2.1.5Sanye (Aweer)
6.2.2.2Kirati (Kiranti): Rai (incl Thulung), Limbu, Newar
6.2.3.3Chin-Naga: Ao, Mao, Sema, Zeme, Liangmai, Kolren, Kom, Lhota, Rengma, Angami, Kabui, Tangkhul, Koirenf
6.3.2.4Katu (Ködu); Bru (incl. Van Kieu, Khua)
7.1.6.1Melanesians and Papuans of Central Solomons: Vella la Vella (Bilua language), Shortland islands (Mono language), San Cristobal, Saint Georgia, Eddystone, Vangunu
7.2.1.2Ontong Java, Nukumanu, Takuu, Nukuria

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: k105 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 5 Weight: 800
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: h36b Shared traditions: 18 All traditions: 34 Weight: 529
Motif: h1bb Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: m180a Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 12 Weight: 417
Motif: m112a Shared traditions: 9 All traditions: 22 Weight: 409
Motif: m109c Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: k170 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: m89a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: k65c2 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: b86a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif: l42h Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif: g9a Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 14 Weight: 357
Motif: m183a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: i41a Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 18 Weight: 333
Motif: j50b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: m132 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333