Cameroon · Folktales and oral traditions
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Cameroon
- Tales
- 1
- Dated records
- 1
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 1
Counts reflect the Atlas catalogue. A link may represent a recording, a publication or an association with a local tradition.
The Cameroon entry for Tortoise’s Tug-of-War comes from a note in Nassau’s 1912 foreword. Nassau says that a version of the fifth tale he heard in Libreville later appeared in a British magazine from a writer in Cameroon. The Atlas links to that testimony. The foreword leaves the magazine date and full text of that version unspecified.
Tales in the Atlas
Tortoise’s Tug-of-War
Before 1912 · R. H. Nassau · Where Animals Talk · Mpongwe foreword
Tales found across countries
| Tales | Countries and regions |
|---|---|
| Tortoise’s Tug-of-War | Gabon Cameroon |