moidna

Amongs the Gnanji a dead man is called kurti, and his spirit moidna. It is believed that while each man has a moidna the woman has no spirit at all. There are a large number of spirit female-children, but they never undergo reincarnation.

References

Source

  • Spencer, Sir Baldwin. (1904). Northern Tribes of Central Australia. London: Macmillan, pp. 170, 546.