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nsàna   n. proverb, saying, story, tale, riddle; proverbe, histoire, conte, devinette. Sim: nsiirin ‘tale’ ‘conte’; ntàlen ‘riddle’ ‘devinette’. Usage: This term (and related ones) for a type of "oral literature" has a range of variable meanings that depend on the person and region. Variant: zàna.