oral literature tradition
C25073
concept
Oral literature tradition is the body of stories, poems, histories, and knowledge transmitted verbally across generations within a culture, rather than through written texts.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| oral literature tradition canonical | 2 |
| storytelling tradition | 2 |
| Bundelkhand oral tradition | 1 |
| Mandinka oral tradition | 1 |
| Native American oral literature | 1 |
| devotional storytelling tradition | 1 |
| indigenous oral tradition | 1 |
| oral tradition literature | 1 |
| short story tradition | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: oral literature tradition
Generated description
Oral literature tradition is the body of stories, poems, histories, and knowledge transmitted verbally across generations within a culture, rather than through written texts.
Instances (11)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Sundanese literature | — |
| ballads of Robin Hood | oral tradition literature |
| Akbar–Birbal folklore cycle | short story tradition |
| Ossetian literature | — |
| Villupattu | storytelling tradition |
| Harikatha (Tamil tradition) | devotional storytelling tradition |
| Epic of Sundiata | Mandinka oral tradition |
| Choctaw oral literature | Native American oral literature |
| Alha-Khand ballads | Bundelkhand oral tradition |
| Thanksgiving Address (Words That Come Before All Else) | indigenous oral tradition |
| Chakyar Koothu | storytelling tradition |