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Ethnicities and habitats

K27P. The antagonist mourns his assistants.

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antagonist sends the hero to places where dangerous creatures attack him; the hero kills them and brings them to the antagonist. Creatures turn out to be relatives, pupils, or assistants to the antagonist, whom he (or his close relatives) mourns or revives. See motive K27.

Bantu-speaking Africa. Douala.

Micronesiaâ€"Polynesia. Rotuma.

Subarctic. Upper tanana; kuchin; khan; tagish; southern tutchoni; helmet; beaver; slevi; taltan.

NW Coast. Hyda; bellacula.

The coast is the Plateau. Chilcotin; lillouette; cowlitz; okanagon; modoc.

The Midwest. Menominee; Steppe Cree; Chippewa; Northern Solto.

Plains. Grovantre; assiniboine; mandan.

California. Karok; shasta; wappo; pomo; proptu; nomlaki.

The Great Southwest. Navajo; lipan; hopi.

Southern Amazon. Nambikwara; Iranshe; paresi.

The Southern Cone. South Tehuelches.