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Toyol

Wɔfrɛ no bio: tuyul, thuyul, kecit, kwee kia, cohen kroh
Tete nsɛm ne anansesɛmAwufoɔ a wɔnantewƐtu mmirikaAbayisɛm

The toyol is an undead child kept as a familiar in Malay and Indonesian folklore. Raised and controlled by a shaman, it is sent out at night to rob the neighbours, which makes it less a monster than a tool of its owner's greed. Related child spirits are known from Thailand, Cambodia and Chinese communities in the region. Like the Haitian zombi, it is a dead person turned into an unpaid worker by magic.1

Fa ko
Mfiase
Malay and Indonesian
Malaysia, Indonesia
Deɛ ɛde ba
Abayisɛm
A shaman (bomoh, dukun or pawang) calls it up by black magic to serve an owner.
Sɛnea wobɛdane bi
An infant who has died is invoked as a servant spirit by a sorcerer.
Sɛnea ɛkeka ne ho
Ɛtu mmirika
Small and quick; the Indonesian tuyul is said to scale walls and roofs.
Nyansa
Nyansa kakra
nhwehwɛmu nsɛm

Deɛ fibea no ka

1

Described as an undead infant, usually a near-naked toddler, sometimes with red eyes and sharp teeth1

2

Kept mainly to steal money and valuables for its master1

3

Childlike in its tastes: it likes sweets, toys and clothes1

4

Popular belief says it takes only half of what it finds1

5

Sudden wealth is still sometimes blamed on owning one1

6

In 2006 a 'toyol in a bottle' found by a Malaysian fisherman was handed to a state museum1

Wobɛtumi atu mmirika aboro no?

Ahoɔhare kuo a efi sɛnea fibea kyerɛkyerɛ mu (ɛtu mmirika), ɛnyɛ susudua.

Wo, nantew bɛyɛ 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Wo, mmirika brɛoo bɛyɛ 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
Ɔpanin a ne ho yɛ den a ɔtu mmirika denden bɛyɛ 24 km/h (15 mph)
Toyol bɛyɛ 24 km/h (15 mph)
Sakrekafoɔ a ɔyɛ ntɛm bɛyɛ 37 km/h (23 mph)

Fibea

  1. Toyol - Wikipedia

Asɛm biara a ɛwɔ krataafa yi so fi saa fibea yi mu, na yɛde yɛn ankasa nsɛm na akyerɛw. Wohunuu mfomsoɔ bi? Ka kyerɛ yɛn wɔ [email protected].

Ma dɔm no aduane. Dawurubɔ nni hɔ, trackers nni hɔ, onipa baako na ɔtua ho ka. Akyɛdeɛ ma ɛkɔ so wɔ intanɛt so.Ma akyɛdeɛ

Tete nsɛm a efi nsase koro no ara so

PocongJavanese / Indonesian and MalayLangsuyarMalay, 1891Toraja walking deadTorajan (Sulawesi, Indonesia), 2009

Bebree a ɛte sɛ yei

GhoulArabicRo-langsTibetanXiangxi walking corpsesChinese (western Hunan; attributed to Miao sorcery)CondenadoAndean (Peru and Bolivia)Corpo-secoBrazilianDearg DueIrish (modern legend)
Ma dɔm no aduaneMa akyɛdeɛ