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Oral literature is the form of literature that has been passed down for generations orally. In those days, there were no scope for writing or in fact obtaining education, which is why the folktales used to be told and passed on from generation to generation orally. There are different types of oral literature. They are folklores, folk songs, repartee (Phumukmung), idioms etc. Folklores are the stories of the past which are shared and passed on by grandparents to their grandchildren or by older generation to younger generation. Folk songs are the songs sung by a particular community since the old days. The main folk song of the Tiprasas is Jaduni. The lyrics of the song are usually about yearning someone, expressing passion or pain. It is a form of expressing one's pain of separation, heartbreak or when someone has madly fallen in love. Idioms are phrases which have double meaning and are spoken in indirect manner. It is a way of expressing one's thoughts. Although, the younger generation or children might not be able to understand this kind of phrases. Repartee (Phumukmung) is a way of giving witty replies to each other between two parties of people in a conversation with sarcasm, humor or in a fun and light manner. These are usually humorous and fun to listen to, especially during the evening hours.