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