01297nas a2200133   4500000000100000008004100001100002100042700002200063245010600085300001000191490000700201520094100208020001401149       2016                            d1 aHarryizman Harun1 aZulikha Jamaludin00aAn Identification Task toward Engendering a Malaysian Folktale Classification System for Preservation  a17-240 v143 aMalaysian folktales are one of the intangible cultural heritages that mirror and carries the lineage of the past generations to the present. It deserves to be preserved systematically but thus far; such effort is scarce if not lacking in this country. Consequently, a study is conducted to create a structural classification of the folktales with an aim to preserve such valuable heritage. Nevertheless, before the classification begins, an important task precedes which are an identification of the Malaysian folktales in a form of literary sources. The identification taskis guided by a combination of two qualifying factors: an operational definition established in the study and also an ownership of the folktales. Ultimately, this paper presents the method employed in the identification process and also the number of the accepted and excluded Malaysian folktales along with the titles of the folktales as findings of the process.  a2357-1330