kemoit

In the belief of the Meni' Kaien, a real ghost in Belet. The soul leaves the dead body through the big toe and crosses the bridge Balan Bacham to the afterworld. It becomes a kemoit when the bones of its limbs are broken and the pupils of its eyes are turned inward by those who have preceded it to the land of the dead.

References

Source

  • Leach, Maria, ed. (1984). Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend. New York: HarperCollins.