Motif
animal-based place and group naming
animal_based_place_and_group_naming
A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american southeast
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Myths of the Cherokee SECOND VERSION / WAHNENAUHI VERSION / VI--NOTES AND PARALLELS TO MYTHS / GLOSSARY OF CHEROKEE WORDS; lines 29413-29557 confidence: high
Walâsi'yi is glossed “Frog place” and identified with Frogtown, Le Conte and Bullhead mountains, and an extending ridge.
The entries include Frog place, Wolf place/place of the Wolf clan, Pigeon as a river name, Big-bear as a personal name, and Where the bears live as a place name.
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