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i51a
Motif
Motif code:
i51a
Name_eng:
Bull the earth-holder
Description:
Big mammal supports the earth
Name_rus:
Четвероногое – опора земли
Description_rus:
Землю поддерживает или в центре земли находится крупное млекопитающее
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)
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:
89
ATU ID:
Stith Thompson ID:
Linked traditions:
Yemen
Arabs of Levant (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan); Bedouins of Sinai
Arabs of Egypt
Berbers of Morocco and adjacent parts of Algeria
Kabylia and other Berber of Northern and Central Algeria: Beni Snous, Beni Menacer (incl Zuav), Shaui, etc.)
Morocco Arabs
Algeria Arabs
Tunisia Arabs
Masai
Swahili, Midjikenda (incl Giryama), Nyika, Duruma; Ngindo, Kiluguru and other Islamic groups of the Eastern Coast of Africa
Hausa
Mandingo (Manden, incl San, Samo), Kagoro, Bambara (Bamana), Malinke, Kassonke, Diula
Fula (=Fulbe, Fulani, Pular)
Temne (Timne)
Timor: Amarasi, Tetum, Meto, Atoni (incl Mollo), Kédang (Lomblen island), Leti Islands (Leti, Moa, Lakor)
Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
Batak (Toba, Dairi)
Minangkabau; Kerinci
Malay; Temuan (incl Mantra or Mentra), Jakun (Moken)
Bidayuh (incl. Maloh), Iban (Sea Dayak), Sakarram; Brunei
Central Taiwan: Bunun (Vonum), La'arua, Tsou, Kanabu, Kanakanabu
Northern Taiwan: Atayal (Tayal; Taruko (Toda, Taokas, Torok, Taroko), Pazeh, Sedeq (Sediq, Seedeq, Sazek), Saisiyat (Saixia); Kawalan
Ami
Shan
Mon
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
SW Arunachal Pradesh: Sherdukpen, Tawang (Monpas), Aka (Hrusso), Miji
Indian literary tradition (Vedic, Brahman, Purana, Indian Buddhism, Hinduism, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Panchtantra, Jatakas); iconography of Hindu temples
Kannada, Lingayat, Halakki
Malayali; Kannikaran
Nilgiri Hills: Toda, Kota, Kurumba (Kuruba), Badaga, Maravar, Pulaya, Adiya, Kadar, Irula
Bengali, Maithili
Punjabi, Seraiki (Multani)
Sindhi
Marathi (incl. Bhamta; incl. Mumbai area)
Rajasthani (Radjasthan and Madhya Pradesh)
Hindi-speaking peoples and casts (incl. Teli, Parahiya; incl. Chhattisgarhi) of Northern and West-Central India
Himachali-Pahari (Western Pahari)
Dards (Kalash, Kho, Kohistani, Shina, Pashai)
Hungarians
Greeks (modern)
Bulgarians
Macedonians
Serbs, Monte Negro,
Bosnia Muslims
Slovenians
Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
Uzbek
Pashto
Persians
Iranian literary tradition (including Avesta, Pahlevi scripts, Šah-nāmeh, Marzbān-nāmeh); Zoroastrians of Iran, Indian Parsees
Abkhaz
Karachays, Balkar
Ossetians
Ingush
Lezgians, Archin, Kürin; Khinalug
Rutul, Tsakhur
Tabasaran, Aghul
Dargin (Dargwa), incl. Müregin, Khürkilin, Kubachi
Avar, Andi, Akhvakh
Dido (Tsez), Hunsib, Khvarshi
Kumyk, Terekemen
Nogai
Armenians
Crimea Tatars, Karaims
Gagauz
Anatolia Turks
Azeris (Azerbaijanis)
Kurds
Talysh
Kazakh
Kirghiz
Uyghur
Kazan (Middle Volga) Tatars
Bashkirs
Mari (Cheremis)
Udmurt
Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks)
Oirats (incl Torgouts, Derbets, Oilots)
Siberian Tatars
Wailaki, Mattole, Lassik, Sinkyone, Cahto
Yuki (Yuki proper, Coastal Yuki, Huchnob)
Northern Paiute (=Paviotso)
Kiliwa
Mende, Loma, Gbunde (Gbandi, Bandi)
Arabs (literary tradition; incl. One Thousand and One Nights)
Chechens
Southern Altai: Teleut
Chinese of Qinghai and Gansu provinces and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif:
m120c
Shared traditions: 9 All traditions: 9 Weight: 1000
Motif:
k129a
Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 6 Weight: 1000
Motif:
c33b
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000
Motif:
m39a2e
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000
Motif:
n19
Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 4 Weight: 1000
Motif:
i13e
Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 7 Weight: 1000
Motif:
n28e
Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 4 Weight: 1000
Motif:
n25
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000
Motif:
m168b
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000
Motif:
i132b
Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 4 Weight: 1000
Motif:
n26
Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 4 Weight: 1000
Motif:
m39a4d
Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 4 Weight: 1000
Motif:
i53
Shared traditions: 18 All traditions: 20 Weight: 900
Motif:
m114g
Shared traditions: 8 All traditions: 9 Weight: 889
Motif:
h6c2
Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 7 Weight: 857
Motif:
m114f
Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 6 Weight: 833
Motif:
l103a
Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 6 Weight: 833
Motif:
b33e2
Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 6 Weight: 833
Motif:
l108e
Shared traditions: 10 All traditions: 12 Weight: 833