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Toyol

Era ayitibwa: tuyul, thuyul, kecit, kwee kia, cohen kroh
Enfumo n'emboozi ez'eddaAbafu abalamuAddukaObulogo

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

Lwanyisa
Gy'ava
Malay and Indonesian
Malezya, Yindonezya
Ekikireeta
Obulogo
A shaman (bomoh, dukun or pawang) calls it up by black magic to serve an owner.
Engeri omuntu gy'afuukamu omu ku bo
An infant who has died is invoked as a servant spirit by a sorcerer.
Engeri gy'atambulamu
Adduka
Small and quick; the Indonesian tuyul is said to scale walls and roofs.
Amagezi
Amagezi matono
ebiwandiiko by'omu nnimiro

Ensibuko bye zigamba

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

Wandisobodde okumudduka?

Omutendera gw'embiro okusinziira ku ngeri ensibuko gye zimunnyonnyolamu (adduka), si kipimo.

Ggwe, ng'otambula nga 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Ggwe, ng'odduka mpola nga 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
Omuntu omukulu omugumu ng'adduka nnyo nga 24 km/h (15 mph)
Toyol nga 24 km/h (15 mph)
Omuvuzi wa ggaali ow'embiro nga 37 km/h (23 mph)

Ensibuko

  1. Toyol - Wikipedia

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

Ebifaanana bino

GhoulArabicRo-langsTibetanXiangxi walking corpsesChinese (western Hunan; attributed to Miao sorcery)CondenadoAndean (Peru and Bolivia)Corpo-secoBrazilianDearg DueIrish (modern legend)
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