Tonya Yeh

Title: Tonya Yeh
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Artist / contributor: I Made Ova Praditya/uncleanhand
Genre: Documentary
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In English

Tonya Yeh is a spirit who has the ability to change into various forms, such as a large snake or a large fish with a strange shape. Tonya means spirits of the type Tonya and Yeh means water. In Balinese belief, Tonya Yeh, is a spirit from the Tonya nation.

The presence of Tonya Yeh is marked by a voice calling but no one is seen. This incident is usually experienced by anglers or people who bathe in the spring.

According to old people, Tonya Yeh has the appearance of a human but his whole body is water. As his name implies, "Tonya" means a spirit of the Tonya type and "Yeh" means water. There are two types of these spirits, namely Tonya Yeh in the form of clear, transparent water and Tonya Yeh in the form of dirty brown water like soil.

To find out, where is Tonya Yeh, who has the form of dirty brown water, likes to annoy humans, this Tonya lives by the river or other damp places, his appearance is like a flash in an instant.

In Balinese

Tonya Yeh inggih punika makhluk halus san madu kemampuan magentos dados makudang-kudang wentuk sekadi lelipi ageng utawi ulam ageng san mawangun aneh. Tonya mateges makhluk halus sakadi Tonya miwah Yeh mateges toya. Ring kepercayaan Bali, Tonya Yeh, inggih punika makhluk halus saking bangsa Tonya. Kaw ntenan Tonya Yeh kacingak antuk suara san nyambat nanging n nten w nten anak san kaselehin, san ketahnyan kapanggihang olih para nelayan utawi anak san masiram ring kolam. Manut ring carita para leluhur, Tonya Yeh marupa manusa sak wanten awaknyan makasami toya, manut wastannyan , quot;Tonya quot; mateges makhluk halus sakadi Tonya miwah Yeh mateges toya. W nten kalih soroh makhluk halus puniki, inggih punika Tonya Yeh san marupa toya bening san bening miwah Tonya Yeh san marupa toya coklat san kotor sakadi tanah. Mangda uning, ring dija Tonya Yeh san marupa toya coklat kotor, seneng ngganggu manusa, Tonya puniki meneng ring sisin tukad utawi genah san lembab, medal sakadi lebihan ring galah punika.

In Indonesian

Tonya Yeh merupakan makhluk halus yang memiliki kemampuan berubah menjadi berbagai wujud seperti ular besar atau ikan besar berbentuk aneh. Tonya berarti mahkluk halus berjenis Tonya dan Yeh berarti air. Dalam kepercayaan Bali, Tonya Yeh, adalah mahkluk halus dari bangsa Tonya.

Kehadiran Tonya Yeh ditandai dengan suara yang memanggil tetapi tidak satupun orang yang terlihat, kejadian ini biasanya dialami oleh pemancing atau orang yang mandi di sendang.

Menurut keterangan orang-orang tua dulu, Tonya Yeh berwujud seperti manusia namun seluruh tubuhnya adalah air, sesuai namanya, "Tonya" berarti mahkluk halus berjenis Tonya dan "Yeh" berarti air. Ada dua jenis mahkluk halus ini, yaitu Tonya Yeh bewujud air bening transparan dan Tonya Yeh berwujud air coklat kotor seperti tanah.

Untuk diketahui, di mana Tonya Yeh yang berwujud air coklat kotor, suka mengganggu manusia, Tonya ini tinggal pinggir sungai atau tempat-tempat lembab, kemunculannya seperti kelebatan dengan sekejap.