Eloko

Eloko
mythical creature (en)
Bayanai
Harshen da aka yi amfani da shi	Mongo (en)

Eloko (pl. Biloko ) kalma ce a cikin harshen Mongo-Nkundo da ke nufin wani nau'in halitta mai kama da dwarf da ke zaune a cikin dazuzzuka. Ana kyautata zaton su ruhohin kakannin mutanen da ke zaune a can ne.

Halaye

Biloko suna zaune a cikin mafi duhun dajin ruwan sama a tsakiyar Zaïre, suna tsare dukiyarsu cikin kishi da tsoro: farautar da 'ya'yan itatuwa masu wuya na daji. Tatsuniyar ta nuna cewa suna mamaye dajin ne saboda suna da ɗan ƙiyayya don zama tare da masu rai kuma gabaɗaya suna da mugunta. Biloko suna zaune a cikin bishiyoyi masu rami kuma suna sanye da ganye kawai. Ba su da gashi; ciyawa ce kawai ke tsiro a jikinsu; suna da idanu masu hudawa, hanci da baki waɗanda za a iya buɗewa sosai don shigar da jikin ɗan adam, ko a raye ko a mace, da kuma dogayen farce masu kaifi. Suna da ƙananan kararrawa, waɗanda, a Afirka ta Tsakiya, ana kyautata zaton suna iya yin sihiri ga masu wucewa. Samun laya ko sihiri na iya ba da kariya daga wannan nau'in sihiri.

Tatsuniyoyi

Mafarauta marasa tsoro ne kawai ake kyautata zaton suna shiga cikin zurfin dajin kuma suna rayuwa don ba da labarin. Ana cewa mafarauta suna da sihiri mai ƙarfi wanda ke ba su damar jurewa. Akwai labarai da yawa game da mata waɗanda ke dagewa kan haɗuwa da mazajensu a cikin dajin amma sai su suma da zarar sun ga Eloko na farko.

Wata tatsuniya ta Eloko, wadda masanin harsunan Bantu Jan Knappert ya ambata, ta ce:

Wata rana wani mafarauci ya kai matarsa cikin daji, bisa ga dagewarta, inda yake da bukka mai faffadan gida a kusa da shi. Da ya fita don duba tarkonsa, sai ya ce mata: "Idan kin ji kararrawa, kada ki motsa. Idan kin yi, za ki mutu!" Ba da daɗewa ba bayan tafiyarsa, sai ta ji ƙarar ƙaramar ƙararrawa tana matsowa, domin Eloko yana da hanci mai kyau ga jikin mace. A ƙarshe, wata murya mai laushi ta nemi a bar ta ta shiga ɗakinsa. Kamar muryar yaro ne. Matar ta buɗe ƙofar sai ga Eloko, tana da ƙamshi kamar dajin, tana kama da ƙarama kuma ba ta da laifi. Ta ba shi ayaba da aka dafa da kifi soyayye amma ya ƙi: "Muna cin naman ɗan adam ne kawai. Ban daɗe da cin abinci ba. Ba ni ɗan hannunki." A ƙarshe matar ta yarda, a ƙarƙashin sihirin Eloko. A wannan daren, mijin ya sami ƙasusuwanta.

Al'adar da ta shahara

A cikin littafin Bacchanal na shekarar 2021 na Veronica G. Henry, ɗaya daga cikin ƙananan jaruman shine eloko wanda ake kira Eloko. An bayyana shi a matsayin na ƙarshe daga cikin irinsa daga Zaire kuma koyaushe yana jin yunwar naman ɗan adam duk da cewa an hana shi cin sa.

Littafin Bethany C. Morrow na shekarar 2021, A Chorus Rises, yana da babban hali, Naema, wacce ake kira eloko amma ba ta da halaye na tatsuniyoyi na yau da kullun.

Eloko ya yi aiki a matsayin babban mai adawa a cikin jerin littattafan Dark Star na Marlon James kuma ya bayyana a cikin littattafan Black Leopard, Red Wolf da Moon Witch, Spider King .