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Illustration of Toyol
Original AI-made illustration based on the descriptions in the sources. Not an official design.
Ifayile No. 439 kwa-446

Toyol

Ikwabizwa ngokuba: tuyul, thuyul, kecit, kwee kia, cohen kroh
Iintsomi zemveli namabali amanduloIvuswe ekufeniIyabalekaUbugqwirha

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

Yiphose edabini
Imvelaphi
Malay and Indonesian
IMalaysia, IIndonesia
Oko kuyibangelayo
Ubugqwirha
A shaman (bomoh, dukun or pawang) calls it up by black magic to serve an owner.
Indlela umntu aba yiyo ngayo
An infant who has died is invoked as a servant spirit by a sorcerer.
Indlela ehamba ngayo
Iyabaleka
Small and quick; the Indonesian tuyul is said to scale walls and roofs.
Ubukrelekrele
Ubukrelekrele obuthile
amanqaku ophando

Oko kuthethwa yimithombo

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

Ungayigqitha ngokubaleka?

Udidi lwesantya ngokwendlela imithombo eyichaza ngayo (iyabaleka), asingomlinganiselo.

Wena, uhamba malunga ne-5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Wena, ujoga malunga ne-10 km/h (6.2 mph)
Umntu omdala osempilweni ebaleka ngamandla malunga ne-24 km/h (15 mph)
Toyol malunga ne-24 km/h (15 mph)
Umkhweli webhayisikile okhawulezayo malunga ne-37 km/h (23 mph)

Imithombo

  1. Toyol - Wikipedia

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Iintsomi zemveli ezivela kumazwe afanayo

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

Ezinye ezifana nale

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