Tajikistan · Folktales and oral traditions
Documented transfer
Related telling or shared motif
Dashed lines show parallels. Direction is shown where a source documents the transfer.
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Tajikistan
- 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.
Tajikistan’s report to UNESCO describes Afandi anecdotes as a form performed by actors and storytellers. In a short anecdote on stage, a pause or change in tone can determine when the last line lands as a surprise. The country entry dates the 2022 inscription of that living practice.
Tales in the Atlas
Nasreddin Hodja
2022 · UNESCO · Afandi
Tales found across countries
| Tales | Countries and regions |
|---|---|
| Nasreddin Hodja | Türkiye Azerbaijan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan |