kummalise
Kummalise is a fictional concept used in speculative fiction and worldbuilding to describe a ritual process by which a community collects, distills, and reinterprets rumors and myths into a shared narrative. Although it appears in several works, it has no grounding in real-world ethnography, and its characteristics vary by author. The term itself is a coined word, potentially inspired by Finnic or Baltic phonology, but it does not have an established etymology in any real language.
In imagined settings, kummalise typically occurs during seasonal or communal gatherings. Participants recount whispered rumors, reminiscences,
Function and interpretation vary by culture within the fiction. Some narratives present kummalise as a mechanism
Scholarly commentary within these works tends to treat kummalise as a narrative device for examining truth,
See also: folklore, oral tradition, mythology, urban legend, worldbuilding.