South Sudan · Folktales and oral traditions
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South Sudan
- Tales
- 2
- Dated records
- 3
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
Counts reflect the Atlas catalogue. A link may represent a recording, a publication or an association with a local tradition.
South Sudan’s first Atlas records preserve the voices of two storytellers in Juba. Selina Lado Tombe tells of Kenyi facing danger by the river in Bari. John Onwar Akol tells in Arabic how the birds make Turtle a pair of wings. A 2017 stage adaptation of Kenyi is listed separately.
Tales in the Atlas
Kenyi and the Extraordinary Snake
2015 · Selina Lado Tombe · Bari recording · University of Juba Folktale Project, archive session date
2017 · Elfatih Atem / Likikiri Collective / Ibdaa Drama Group · Hilatna · 8 April performance
Turtle and the Birds
2015 · John Onwar Akol · Arabic recording · University of Juba Folktale Project
Tales found across countries
No tales linked to multiple countries are listed for this country yet.