WHAT IS ORAL LITERATURE ? ----- MWL.. JAPHET MASATU.

WHAT  IS   ORAL   LITERATURE  ?

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An oral literature is a type of literature that is passed from one generation to another more on words than in writing. Instead of writing, these literature are preserved through songs, chants, folklore and proverbs. Because of their nature, they are faced with a threat of extinction and massive campaigns are done to save these folk literature.

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