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Original AI-made illustration based on the descriptions in the sources. Not an official design.
Kayit No. 439 ci 446

Toyol

Ñu ngi koy wooye itam: tuyul, thuyul, kecit, kwee kia, cohen kroh
Léeb ak cosaanNéew yu dundaatDafay dawLiggéeyu dëmm

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

Xeexal ko
Cosaan
Malay and Indonesian
Malesi, Endonesi
Lan moo ko waral
Liggéeyu dëmm
A shaman (bomoh, dukun or pawang) calls it up by black magic to serve an owner.
Naka ngay doone benn
An infant who has died is invoked as a servant spirit by a sorcerer.
Naka lay yëngoo
Dafay daw
Small and quick; the Indonesian tuyul is said to scale walls and roofs.
Xel
Am na tuuti xel
notu gëstu

Li sours yi wax

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

Ndax mën nga ko raw ci daw?

Gaawaay bi jóge ci ni sours yi ko melale (dafay daw), du natt.

Yow, ci dox lu tollu ci 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Yow, ci daw ndànk lu tollu ci 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
Mag bu am doole buy daw lu gaaw lool lu tollu ci 24 km/h (15 mph)
Toyol lu tollu ci 24 km/h (15 mph)
Ku gaaw ci welo lu tollu ci 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sours yi

  1. Toyol - Wikipedia

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