Trace the development of the literary history of Literature from Africa.

Before the coming of the Europeans, the oldest forms of literary form, i.e., telling stories and singing songs orally, was the most prevalent form in Africa. Like any other society, these stories and songs had got accumulated and became a part of the cultural heritage of African society. This oral literature played a functional role and was used on social occasions like birth, initiation wedding and death.

In the absence of formal script, this literature was preserved and passed on to succeeding generations through professional singers and narrators. In one part of Africa, these were called prior and in another, they were known as Babalawo.

However, it may be noted here that some of the African languages did have the tradition of written literature though most of the written literature started with the coming of Europeans in the continent.  The novel was not included in the popular genres of literature _____ __________ ______ _________ _________ __________ _______ ____ ____.
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