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Motif
Name_eng:
The cloud serpent
Description:
A flying reptile produces rain, thunderstorm
Name_rus:
Облачный змей
Description_rus:
Рептилия производит дождь, грозу
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
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:
77
ATU ID:
Stith Thompson ID:
Linked traditions:
Areal ID
Tradition
1.2.3.4
Luchasi (Ngangela), Chokwe (Konwe); Mbukushu
1.2.4.6
Kete, Luba-Kasai, Bena (Bene) Lulua; (Bena-)Kanioka
1.3.2.1
Hausa
1.4.3.1
Murle, Me'en (Bodi), Didinga
1.4.4.2
Efe Pygmies, Kango (Mbuti) Pygmies
10.1.1.3
Southern Taiwan: Rukai, Paiwan, Puyuma, Saaroa, Ketangalan
10.2.2.1
Chinese folklore: Anhui, Jiangxi and data without precise provinience (incl Hakka, Min Dong)
10.2.2.4
Fujian (Fukian) Chinese
10.2.2.5
Jiangsu and Zhejang Chinese
10.2.3.4
Miao (Hmong) and Yao of Southern China
10.2.4.1
Koreans; Goguryeo
10.3.1.1
Ainu
10.3.2.1
Japanese folklore outside of Ryukyu
12.5.1.1
Micmac
12.6.3.4
Maidu, Nisenan, Konkov
12.7.1.1
Northern Paiute (=Paviotso)
12.8.1.2
Zuni
13.2.1.1
Pawnee
13.3.1.1
Shawnee
13.3.3.4
Choctaw, Chicasaw
13.3.4.1
Cherokee
14.1.1.4
Huichol
14.1.2.2
Aztec; Aztec and Teotihuacan iconography
14.1.2.3
Nahuan groups of Puebla and Huasteca after AD1900
14.1.2.4
Popoloca; Tlapanec
14.1.3.1
Tepehua, Totonac
14.1.4.1
Chinantec, Mazatec
14.1.4.2
Mixtec, Trique, Cuicatec; Amuzgo
14.1.4.3
Zapotec, Chatino
14.1.4.4
Oaxaca Mixe
14.1.5.1
Tzotzil
14.1.5.4
Chorti
14.2.2.2
Boruca (Brunka)
14.3.4.2
Yupa (Yukpa)
14.4.2.4
Pasco, Junin, Huancavelica departments: Central Peru, Sierra (Kechua-speaking communities in Spanish sources XVI-XVII centuries)
14.4.3.3
Aimara
15.2.4.1
Trio
15.2.4.3
Waiwai
15.3.7.1
Ticuna (Tucuna)
15.4.3.2
Xipaya (Shipaya)
16.1.1.2
Terena (Tereno)
16.1.3.4
Mataco
16.1.4.3
Toba (incl Pilaga)
3.5.1.2
Bulgarians
3.5.1.3
Macedonians
3.5.2.2
Serbs, Monte Negro,
4.1.1.1
Poles
4.1.2.4
Rusyns, Hutsuls
5.1.1.1
Kalmyk
5.1.4.1
Karachays, Balkar
5.1.5.2
Nogai
5.2.2.1
Armenians
5.5.2.3
Dungan of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
5.6.3.5
Nilgiri Hills: Toda, Kota, Kurumba (Kuruba), Badaga, Maravar, Pulaya, Adiya, Kadar, Irula
6.2.1.2
NE Tibetans (Amdo)
6.2.2.1
Lepcha
6.2.2.8
Bhutan
6.2.3.2
SW Arunachal Pradesh: Sherdukpen, Tawang (Monpas), Aka (Hrusso), Miji
6.2.3.6
Kuki, Chiru, Falam (Hallam), Chin (Meitei =Manipuri, Khami, =Kumi), Lakher, Mizo (Lushei), Anal, Pawi (Lai), Purum, Koireng, Milhiem, Kolhen, Mru
6.3.1.1
Burmese, Intha
6.3.1.2
Karen, Pa-O, Padaung, Kayah
6.4.1.1
Andamanese
7.1.2.1
Papua–NewGuinea Highland Papuans:Trans New Guinea & unclassified:Chimbu,Gimi,KaugelHuli,Gadsup,Kuman,Kutubu,Foi (Foe),Kyaka,Kamano (Kafe),Mawatta,Kukukuku (=Anga,=Sambia;Manki,Nauti,Ejuti),Baruya,Kewa,Tembregak,Menya,Melpa,Wiru,Pondoma
7.2.5.7
Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Nauru, Banaba (Ocean island)
8.1.3.1
Arnhem Land: Enindhilyagwa (Groote Eilandt), KuTiwi, Yulengor, Mara, Oenpelli, Murngin, Roper River, Maung, Murinbata, Murngin (Duwal), Millingimbi, Goulburn Island, Ngulugwongga, Yirrkalla, Voctoria River Downs, Alawa, Anu, Kunwinjku
9.1.1.1
Southern Altai: Altai proper (Altai-Kiji), Telengit
9.1.3.1
Tuvinians of Tuva
9.1.4.1
Buryats: Western (Cis-Baikal)
9.1.5.3
Mongols (Khalkha)
9.1.5.4
Daur (Daghur)
9.1.5.6
Monguor (Tu), Shirongol
9.1.5.7
Mongols of Inner Mongolia
9.10.1.1
Nanai
9.10.1.3
Udeghe
9.10.1.4
Oroch
9.10.1.6
Negidal
9.3.3.2
Tungus (Evenki) of China (Solon, Birar, Oroqen, Manegir)
Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif:
a11c
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif:
n28i
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif:
n28a1
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif:
j19c
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif:
k11
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif:
d4d
Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 10 Weight: 700
Motif:
a8
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif:
f100a
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif:
k47c
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif:
i132
Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 6 Weight: 667
Motif:
f100b
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif:
a37b
Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 9 Weight: 667
Motif:
i27d
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif:
e23
Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 9 Weight: 667
Motif:
b119
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif:
m83c
Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 8 Weight: 625
Motif:
j33a
Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 8 Weight: 625
Motif:
b42h2
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif:
k37e
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600