Adaox

"Adaox" is a Tsimshian word meaning "myth", distinguished from "malesk", meaning a personal adventure or historical story. Unknown. (1972). "adaox", in Leach, M. (ed) Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology and Legend. 3rd ed. p.9
The Kwak'wala equivalent is "nuyam", Chinook is "Ik!anam", and Nlaka'pamux is "spetakl". The Shoshone equivalent, "adaorh" means "true story", and is recounted both orally and carved on totems. 
== Content ==
An adaox is defined as something that takes place on the past. Animals can speak and behave like humans, and they generally tell the origin of something. 
They occasionally contain supernatural events and characters, and some are given religious significance. 
The main feature separating an adaox from a malesk is that adaox take place in an earlier period of the world, different to that of today. 
A common example of an adaox is the Epic of Dzelarhons told by the Haida and Tsimshian. 
== References ==
Category:Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology and Legend