Related Words for folktale

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folklore
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Noun, Noun
fable
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Noun
tale
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Noun
retelling
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Noun, Verb
mythology
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Noun
story
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Noun
mythological
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Adjective
storybook
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Noun
retellings
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Noun
woodcutter
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Noun
storyteller
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Noun
folklorists
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Noun
proverbs
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Noun
midrashic
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Adjective
dialect
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Noun
parable
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Noun
fairy
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Noun
narrative
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Noun
allegory
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Noun
legend
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Noun
trickster
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Noun
literature
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Noun
myth
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Noun
mythic
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Adjective
sagas
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Noun
fiction
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Noun
peasant
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Noun
mythical
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Adjective
poem
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Noun
lore
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Noun
folklife
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Noun
folk
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Noun
oral tradition
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Phrase, Noun
folk dance
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Phrase, Noun
oral history
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Phrase, Noun
folk art
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Phrase, Noun
ethnos
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Noun
ethnohistory
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Noun
local color
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Phrase, Noun
vernacular
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Noun
tribe
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Noun
society
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Noun
clan
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Noun
homeland
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Noun
vulgate
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Name
patois
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Noun
family
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Noun
colony
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Noun
nation
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Noun
longhouse
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Noun
common
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Adjective
demotic
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Name
populace
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Noun
motherland
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Noun
nationality
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Noun
mother tongue
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Phrase, Noun
homologue
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Noun
tribal
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Adjective
band
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Noun
grimm
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Name
morphology
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Noun
ballad
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Noun
thompson
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Name
epic
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Noun
yiddish
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Adjective
telling
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Noun, Verb
variants
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Noun
motif
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Noun
reich
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Name
genre
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Noun
versions
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Noun
hero
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Noun
humorous
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Adjective
tamil
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Adjective
rico
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Name
norwegian
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Adjective
russian
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Adjective
armenian
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Adjective
romance
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Noun
types
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Noun
african
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Adjective
adaptation
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Noun
adapted
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Verb
cuba
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Name
irish
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Adjective
vietnamese
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Adjective
teaches
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Verb
korean
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Adjective
hungarian
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Adjective
song
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Noun
classic
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Adjective
japanese
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Adjective
popular
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Adjective
traditional
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Adjective
explains
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Verb
scottish
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Adjective
relates
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Verb
egyptian
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Adjective
chinese
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Adjective
european
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Adjective
theme
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Noun
widespread
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Adjective
arab
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Adjective
favorite
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Adjective
collected
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Verb
mexican
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Adjective
ancient
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Adjective
indian
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Adjective
oral
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Adjective
characters
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Noun
german
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Adjective
style
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Noun
famous
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Adjective
italian
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Adjective
illustrates
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Verb
familiar
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Adjective
recorded
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Verb
inspired
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Verb
based
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Verb
west
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Adjective
ideology
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Noun
old
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Adjective
medieval
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Adjective
study
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Noun
elements
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Noun
girl
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Noun
genuine
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Adjective
translation
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Noun
north
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Adjective
ordinary
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Adjective
scene
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Noun
reflects
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Verb
describes
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Verb
typical
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Adjective
literary
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Adjective
read
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Verb
spanish
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Adjective
french
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Adjective
greek
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Adjective
feature
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Noun
republic
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Noun
adage
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Noun
chronicles
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Noun
culture
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Noun, Verb
custom
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
diaspora
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Noun
idiom
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Noun
cloth
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Noun
idiomatic
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Adjective, Noun
milestone
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Noun, Verb
oh
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Noun, Verb
expression
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Noun
maypole
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Noun, Verb
girly
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Adjective, Noun
literally
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Adverb
headlines
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Noun
standard
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Adjective, Noun
sorta
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Adverb
collocation
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Noun