口こう承しょう文ぶん芸げい

noun

oral literature; folklore

Academic term for traditional stories, songs, and sayings passed down orally. Often used in folklore studies and anthropology.

See also: 口承文学

• 口こう承しょう文ぶん芸げいには、昔むかし話ばなしや伝でん説せつ、わらべ歌うたなどが含ふくまれる。

  Oral literature includes folktales, legends, children's songs, and the like.