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Toyol

Gape e bidiwa: tuyul, thuyul, kecit, kwee kia, cohen kroh
Dinaane tsa setso le ditlhamaneBaswi ba ba tsogilengE a sianaBoloi

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

Di lwantshe
Tshimologo
Malay and Indonesian
Malaysia, Indonesia
Se se e bakang
Boloi
A shaman (bomoh, dukun or pawang) calls it up by black magic to serve an owner.
O fetoga yone jang
An infant who has died is invoked as a servant spirit by a sorcerer.
E tsamaya jang
E a siana
Small and quick; the Indonesian tuyul is said to scale walls and roofs.
Botlhale
Botlhale bo bonnye
dikwalo tsa patlisiso

Se metswedi e se buang

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

A o ka e siela kgakala?

Setlhopha sa bonako go ya ka fa metswedi e e tlhalosang ka teng (e a siana), e seng tekanyo.

Wena, o tsamaya mo e ka nnang 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Wena, o taboga ka iketlo mo e ka nnang 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
Motho yo mogolo yo o itekanetseng a siana thata mo e ka nnang 24 km/h (15 mph)
Toyol mo e ka nnang 24 km/h (15 mph)
Mopalami wa baesekele yo o bonako mo e ka nnang 37 km/h (23 mph)

Metswedi

  1. Toyol - Wikipedia

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

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