A kind of unseen being (often harmful to people).
They are said to live in strangler fig trees nunuk or other huge trees (da'u or kumpang) which are grown over with vines. Reportedly they can cause harm to human beings and especially tend to hide children. There are male, female, and children. The women have thick, long hair. If there is a lot of sickness going around, sometimes people will bring offerings (lamas) to big stones or trees, so that the kokok will no longer bother them. They are often referred to just as people. e.g. ‘That tree has people living in it.’
Kayu mahadje miya'an, niya' kokok patenna' diyata'ne.
That big tree has unseen beings living in it.
Nakanak miya'an bakas tapukan kokok.
That child has been hidden in the past by unseen beings.