List of world folk-epics

World folk-epics are those epics which are not just literary masterpieces but also an integral part of the worldview of a people. They were originally oral literatures, which were later written down by either single author or several writers.

African languages

Bayajidda, a West African epic
Eri, a West African epic
Oduduwa, a West African epic
Silamaka, a West African epic
Epic of Sundiata, a West African epic
Lianja, a Central African epic
Mwindo, a Central African epic
Kebra Nagast, an Ethiopian epic

American languages

La Araucana, an American Spanish epic
Popol Vuh, a Maya K'ich'e epic
Diné Bahaneʼ, a Navajo epic

Southwest Asian languages

Bahman Nama, a Persian epic about the story of Bahman son of Isfandyar
Banu Goshasp Nama, a Persian epic about the daughter of Rustam
Kush Nama, a Persian epic recounting the story of Kush the Tusked and Abtin.
Faramarz Nama, a story about the Persian hero Faramarz
Garshasp Nama, a Persian epic about the hero Garshasp
Shahnameh, the Persian "Book of Kings" by Ferdowsi, national epic of Greater Iran and world's longest epic poetry written by one poet
Mem and Zin, a Kurdish folk and love epic
Taghribat Bani Hilal, an Arabic epic recounting the journeys and conquests of the Bani Hilal tribe
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, also known as {Arabian Nights}, is a collection of Middle Eastern folktales
The Daredevils of Sassoun or Davit of Sassoun. an Armenian folk epic
The Knight in the Panther's Skin, a Georgian epic poem
Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest epic of the world from Mesopotamia
The Hebrew Bible

East and Central Asian Languages

Epic of King Gesar, a Tibetan epic, generally considered the longest in the world
The Secret History of the Mongols
Heike Monogatari (The Tale of the Heike), a Japanese epic
Jewang ungi, a Korean epic
King Dongmyeong, a Korean epic
Irk Bitig, a book about Turkic legends from Dunhuang, China
Alpamysh, a Turkic epic from Central Asia
Alp Er Tunga an ancient epic from Turkic people
Manas, a Kyrgyz epic from Central Asia , the longest epic in the world, which consists of 500 000 lines. Epic of Manas is twice as long as Mahabharata, the second longest epic in the world.
Book of Dede Korkut (Korkut Ata), an epic from Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and other Turkic nations
Oghuz-nameh, an epic from Oghuz Turkic nations (Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Turkey, as well as Turcomans of Iraq)
Kutadgu Bilig, an epic from Central Asia, Uighurs and other Turkic nations
Mupamipa, an epic of the Lahu ethnic group of China
Olonkho, an epic from the Sakha people in Yakutia.

South Asian languages

Khamba Thoibi Sheireng, a Meitei language epic poem, consisting of 39,000 lines, based on the story of Khamba and Thoibi, from India.
Numit Kappa, a 1st-century Meitei language epic poetry from India.
Meghnad Badh Kavya, a Bengali language epic from India by Michael Madhusudan Dutt.
Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic from India; known as Bharatayuddha in Indonesia and the second longest epic in the world ( the longest epic is Epic of Manas)
Ramayana, a Sanskrit epic from India.
Panchatantra, a Sanskrit epic of animal folktales from India.
Sarala Mahabharata, an Odia language epic, India
Jagamohana Ramayana, an Odia language epic poem, India
The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature, India:
Mailaralingana Kavya, in Kannada language, India
Manteswamy Kavya, in Kannada language, India
Malemahadeshwara kavya, in Kannada language, India
Epic of Siri, in Tulu language from Karnataka, India
Siri and Kotichennayya avali kavya, in Tulu language, Karnataka, India

Southeast Asian languages

Sepha Khun Chang Khun Phaen, a Thai epic about the adventures of Khun Phaen, a Siamese folk hero.
The Tale of Kiều, a Vietnamese epic poem in lục bát.
Lục Vân Tiên, a Vietnamese epic poem in lục bát.
Klei khan Y Dam San, an epic of Rade people in Central Highland (Tây Nguyên), Vietnam.
Hikayat Hang Tuah, a Malaccan, and Malay epic
Bidasari, a Malay epic
La Galigo, also known as Sureq Galigo or La Galigo, is an epic creation myth of the Buginese people from South Sulawesi, Indonesia Written in an Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language, it is the longest epic in the world.
Nagarakertagama, an Indonesian epic
Ibong Adarna, a Spanish-era Tagalog epic
Biag ni Lam-Ang (Life of Lam-Ang), an epic of the Ilocano of northern Luzon, the Philippines
Ibalong Epic, a 60-stanza fragment of a Bicolano full-length folk epic of Bicol Region of the Philippines.
Hinilawod, an epic of the Panay-Bukidnons of Panay, the Visayas, central Philippines.
Darangen, an epic of the Maranao of Mindanao, the Philippines. Derived from the Ramayana