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Ifayela No. 432 kwangu-446

Mullo

Ibuye libizwe: mulo, muli, mule
Amasiko nezinganekwaneAbangafiUkufa noma ukungcwatshwa okubi

The mullo is the returning dead of Romani tradition. It is a revenant with a grievance, coming back for those who caused its death, skimped its funeral or kept its property. Protective measures concentrate on the corpse itself, which is pinned with metal and thorn before or after burial. It shares its methods, and the figure of the dhampir, with the vampire beliefs of the Balkans.12

Lwa nayo
Imvelaphi
Romani
Okuyibangela
Ukufa noma ukungcwatshwa okubi
A sudden, unnatural death or a funeral not carried out properly.
Indlela oba ngayo yinye
Someone who dies unnaturally, or whose relatives neglect the burial rites or keep the dead person's belongings instead of destroying them.
Ubuhlakani
Ubuhlakani obuthile
Izindawo ezibuthaka
  • steel or iron needles driven into the corpse's heart at burial
  • pieces of steel in the mouth, over the eyes and ears and between the fingers
  • hawthorn in the sock or a hawthorn stake through the legs
  • boiling water poured on the grave
  • decapitation
  • burning
amanothi ensimini

Okushiwo yimithombo

1

The word means 'one who is dead'12

2

Described as dressed in white with hair down to the feet12

3

Strangles its victims and sucks their blood12

4

Usually targets the relative it holds responsible for its death or for a botched funeral12

5

A dhampir, the son of a mullo and his widow, can be hired to find it12

Imithombo

  1. Mullo (vampire) - Wikipedia
  2. Vampire folklore by region - Wikipedia

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Okufana nalokhu

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