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an evil spirit; blood demon.

This evil spirit causes body pains and aches. It can be seen as lump in a vein. It travels through the veins and exits out an extremity such as a finger.

Ley towwah hantu kok tuut ku.

The hantu demon has hit my kneecap.

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‘bodily discomforts’ to suffer the effects of the hantu demon; to be demonized.

Nihantu kok tuut ku.

My kneecap is demonized.

I am suffering an evil ache in my kneecap.

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‘ritual’ to drive out pain caused by a demon.

The demon is driven out by massaging and pronouncing an incantation.

Bang ngahantu ya hinang ta missit maka nawal.

When driving out demon-caused-pain, what we do is massage and pronounce an incantation.