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Pijavica

Iintsomi zemveli namabali amanduloIvuswe ekufeniIsiqalekiso

The pijavica, or 'leech', is a vampire-type revenant of the Slovene and Croatian lands. A sinful life, above all incest, was believed to produce one. It is destroyed by fire or laid by exorcism in its grave. The name records the blood-drinking that distinguishes Balkan walking dead from their northern counterparts.1

Yiphose edabini
Imvelaphi
Slovene and Croatian
ISlovenia, ICroatia, ICzechia, ISlovakia
Oko kuyibangelayo
Isiqalekiso
An evil life, incest between mother and son being singled out, turns a person into one after death.
Indlela umntu aba yiyo ngayo
Someone who led a wicked life, especially one who committed incest.
Iindawo ezibuthathaka
  • fire, if it is caught awake
  • exorcism, if it is found in its grave by day
  • garlic and wine at the windows
amanqaku ophando

Oko kuthethwa yimithombo

1

The name means 'leech'1

2

Recorded in Croatia and Slovenia, with the word also known in Czech and Slovak1

3

Households protected the windows with garlic and wine1

4

It has to be burned if encountered active1

5

A priest's exorcism suffices if it is found lying in the grave1

Imithombo

  1. Vampire folklore by region - Wikipedia

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Iintsomi zemveli ezivela kumazwe afanayo

Vampir (South Slavic)South Slavic (Serbian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Bosnian), 1725UpiórSlavic, 1100Johannes CuntiusSilesian (German), 1582Jure GrandoIstrian (Croatian), 1672FextCzech and central European, 1630KozlakDalmatian (Croatian)

Ezinye ezifana nale

GhoulArabicPocongJavanese / Indonesian and MalayRo-langsTibetanToyolMalay and IndonesianXiangxi walking corpsesChinese (western Hunan; attributed to Miao sorcery)CondenadoAndean (Peru and Bolivia)
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