A little Halloween special, let's learn about some of the demons (omūkaq) and monster the kikxotians believe in. A lot might be presented in more informal ways (only the second part of a reduplication for example, or using back reduplication to represent full reduplication). This isn't meant to represent a specific dialect (though some are regional monsters), it's to fit the semi-poetry of the piece. With all apologies to the Nails
- Vcūpa comes out the swamp to play; his stench makes me want to cry
- Olūgaw looks mighty nice but her teeth are no lie.
- Lālīwl feast till the sun comes up and starve throughout the day
- Yyīpu get you what you want, but you'll never be able to pay.
- Mrisu has an unnerving smile, with gifts that trap your soul
- Gdīku is much simpler, he'll just eat you whole.
- Dōkhol īkkabat looks pretty from a distance; but he'll steer you wrong
- Jarif cannot be seen, as you flee her mournful song.
- Pjūpō nimasat may be dead; you'd never know as you're chased
- Āginx āpijpat is a stout old chap; you must flee in haste.
- Rokāmr seems mighty harmless, as he sucks you in
- Ovūmac won't give you the time, not even when you sin.
- Lvutā mwomit is looking for a student, but her advice isn't prudent
- Olūvat puthlūt needs a teacher, but he's most impudent.
- Fqilu sees without eyes, his nose ensure you can't hide
- Wyīúu mkoqit approaches in confidence, a presence you mustn't abide.
- Omūlad bōmāshat is another sultry soul, she watches as you sleep
- Cuwphīcu is sailors' bane foremost, and drags slow ships into the deep.
- Tikat looks like a massive bat, from above he cracks your skull
- Zhimar stalks from underground, your bones won't make his teeth dull.
- Knupi takes things that are not his, gold is his bread and butter
- Āruyt tībilat prefers your blood a la carte, as it flows into the gutter.
- Wixax can't move fast, so the trees are his base
- Shotūr will never move at all, yet you must beware his embrace.
- Thavdo literally cannot be described, an agony you can't survive
- Twuwi seems to be a peaceful field, until your footsteps turn it alive.
- Ksuphā is just a shadow, her presence wrecks your mind
- Sōfok úyukāt is a sickly light, stare too long to go blind.
- Zōtod cpuwāt teaches one thing: not every book is an ally
- Awābth must not be trusted, for he's the dark one's spy.
- Xsīmu īípachat walks in silence, as he sucks your life
- Tbīlu tdocit stays quiet too, but she prefers to use a knife.
- Khāpas rxībut is slow and meaty; hunt it and meet your doom
- Brumā thāxakhat moves you fast, in her hand your life shall zoom.
- Wxurā fōdāíat seeks his court, his words are little snares
- Rqīnu āxudcat wants your pity, never trust his wares.
- Karol preys on those with heart, your mercy shall be your end
- Khāmfukhā prays for those alone, his companionship is pretend.
- Fapōmuf has a fearsome sting, the pain will never leave
- Laíōpul lies in wait, to feed on those that grieve.
- Hnibu hunts in plain sight, his traps are travelers' rests,
- Smufā catches those who are tired, you'll wake up as he digests.
- Qcilu lives in dark caves, he makes our tunnels fall
- Khluzā, cursed be his name; he's the king of them all.
This of course is a small sampling of the demons in their world. Some are pretty normal to our sense of monsters, like the Pjūpō nimasat (lit. running corpse) which is basically just a revenant or the Omūlad bōmāshat (forbidden beauty) which is a classic ghost lady like a kuntilanak. Others aren't so much monsters in the way we think of them so much as archetypes of corrupted people, like the Hnibu (so-called builder) who kills people in collapsing buildings, the Āginx āpijpat (killing grinder) who is basically just a serial killer who disposes of the bodies by turning them into flour or the Ovūmac (self-centered person), an eerily beautiful spirit who encourages you to give up everything for nothing in return. Some are very animalistic like the bat-like Tikat (thing which descend from the sky) or the stinging bug Fapōmuf (great wasp). Some are actually more like cursed objects like Zōtod cpuwāt (devouring ink/the devil's ink) which grant wishes at the cost of your life or Rokāmr (great heap) which is a pile of stuff that eats people. And then there's the eldritch ones, like the Thavdo (flattening) which somehow forces people into 2-dimensions, the Twuwi (so called snowfield), which is a field of snow that eats people, or the Ksuphā (thing that makes others uncomfortable) which is a presence or being that drives people crazy.
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