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