mabadiliko (transformation)

kubadili (v.t. to change)
kubadilika (v.i. to change [of its own accord]; to transform; to mutate)

kubadilisha (v.t. to [cause to] change; to transform; to mutate; to alter)

kujibadilisha (ref. to transform oneself)

Kwa mfano, mwanamume alibadili jina la mwanawe kuwa Abrahamu.
For example, the man changed his son's name to Abraham.

mabadiliko (changes; alterations; transformation)

mabadiliko ya chembe za urithi (mutation; lit. changes of the genetic cells)
mabadiliko jeni (gene mutation; lit. gene changes)
aliyebadilika-jeni (mutant; lit. one who changed by [his] genes)

Aliyebadilika-jeni ni neno linalorejelea kiumbe ambaye chembe zake za urithi zimebadilika. Kwa mfano, kambamti wenye chembe za urithi zilizobadilika huweza kuwa na rangi ya buluu badala ya kuwa na rangi yake nyekundu ya asili. 

Mutant is a word that refers to a creature whose genetic cells have changed. For example, a mutant lobster can have a blue color instead of having its natural red color.

mwenye jeni-X (a Marvel mutant; lit. a possessor of the X-gene)
kioja (an oddity; an anomaly; something marvellous; something astonishing)

aliyebadilishwa-jeni (a mutate; lit. one whose genes were changed / one who was changed by the genes)
kiumbe mwenye uwezo unaozidi ule wa wanadamu (a superhuman; lit. a creature with abilities that exceed those of humans)
nguvu zinazozidi zile za wanadamu (superhuman powers; lit. powers that exceed those of humans)
asiyebinadamu (an inhuman)
taifa la chini (sub-race)
kurithiwa (to be inherited)

Hata hivyo, mtu mwenye jeni-X ulimwenguni mwa Marvel ni aina ya kiumbe mwenye chembe za urithi zilizobadilika ambaye hujitokeza katika komiki za bunilizi ya kisayansi, kama vile Watu-X, na ambaye alizaliwa akiwa na jeni-X isababishayo mabadiliko hayo ya chembe zao za urithi. Katika ulimwengu wa Marvel Comics, istilahi ya aliyebadilishwa-jeni (mutate) inayorejelea kiumbe ambaye chembe zake za urithi zimebadilishwa ili awe na uwezo unaozidi ule wa wanadamu, tofauti na waliobadilika-jeni, wasiobinadamu na mataifa mengine ya chini ya ubinadamu ambayo mabadiliko yao ya urithi hurithiwa.

However, a Marvel mutant is a type of mutant who appears in science fiction comics, such as The X-Men, and who is born with the X-gene which causes this mutation of theirs. In the Marvel Comics universe, the term mutate refers to a creature whose genetic cells have been changed to become superhuman, as opposed to mutants, inhumans and other sub-races of humanity whose genetic alterations are inherited.

mageuzi ya spishi (evolution)
dubwana la mfukoni (pocket monster)
metamofosisi (metamorphosis)
takwimu (statistic)
tajriba (experience)
ya kutosha (enough)

Mageuzi ya spishi ya dubwana la mfukoni ni mabadiliko ghafla ya umbo ambayo ni ya kufanana na metamofosisi kuliko mageuzi halisi ya spishi inayoandamana na kuongezeka kwa idadi ya takwimu; hii inaweza tu kutokea iwapo kiumbe amepata pointi za tajriba za kutosha.

Evolution of a pocket monster is a sudden change in form which is more akin to a metamorphosis than actual evolution accompanied by an increase in statistical values; this only can occur once the creature has gained enough experience points.

mbadilisha-umbo (shape-shifter)

kugeuza (v.t. to change)

kugeuka kuwa (to turn into)

Wabadilisha-umbo ni viumbe wenye uwezo wa kujibadilisha na kubadilisha umbo lao na kuwa watu wengine, wanyama na hata vitu vingine. Mbadilisha-umbo maarufu zaidi ni Mistiki kutoka Watu-X.

Shape-shifters are creatures with the ability to transform and change their shape into other people, animals and other objects. The most famous shape-shifter is Mystique from the X-Men.

Pepo Anayerudi (Returning Spirit)

Pepo anayerudi (A returning spirit)

Pepo anayerudi (pia anayejulikana kama revenant kwa Kifaransa na Wiedergänger kwa Kijerumani) ni pepo anayeonekana wa mtu aliyekufa ambaye alikuwa mwovu, ovyo au kafiri ambaye anaaminika kurudi kutoka kwenye kaburi na kuwahangaisha wanaoishi; ingawaje hekaya na hadithi za baadaye zinawasawiri revenanti wakirudi hasa kwa sababu maalum (k.m. kulipiza kisasi dhidi ya muuaji wa marehemu). Katika rekodi nyingi za enzi ya kati, wao hurudi kuwahangaisha familia na majirani wanaoishi na huweza hata kueneza magonjwa  kati ya wanaoishi.

A returning spirit (also known as revenant in French and Wiedergänger in German) is the visible spirit of a dead person who was wicked, vain or a non-believer, that is believed to return from the grave to terrorize the living; though later legend and folklore depict revenants as returning for a specific purpose (e.g. revenge against the deceased’s killer). In most medieval accounts they return to harass their surviving families and neighbours, and may spread disease among the living.

Wiedergänger

Tafsiri la Kijerumani la pepo anayerudi ni maiti aliyepewa uhai, kama kizuu, ambaye amerudi ulimwengu wa wanaoishi. Wao husababisha matatizo na kushtua watu wanaoishi. Wao huishi kulipiza kisasi kwa dhuluma fulani walizopitia walipokuwa hai, au kwa sababu roho yao haiko tayari kuachiliwa kutokana na hali ya maisha yao ya hapo awali.

The German version of a returning spirit is an animated corpse, like a zombie, that has returned to the world of the living. They usually cause problems and frighten living people. They exist either to avenge some injustice they experienced while alive, or because their soul is not ready to be released, as a consequence of their former way of life.

Golemu (The Golem)

Golemu (Golem)

Golemu ni kiumbe wa kianthropomofiki kilichopewa uhai katika hadithi za Kiyahudi kilichoumbwa hasa kutokana na mata isiyo na uhai, kama vile udongo au vipande vya maiti kama dubwana la Frankensteini. Golemu wa kwanza aliumbwa na rabi Mcheki huko Praga ili kulinda gheto yake kutoka mashambulizi na vujo ya wasiopendelea Wasemiti. Chini ya uongozi wa Rudolfu wa Pili, Milki Takatifu ya Roma, wakati Wayahudi waliuawa au walifukuzwa kutoka Praga. Hivyo, rabi alimpa uhai golemu kwa kutumia matambiko ya Kiebrania na matabano. Golemu aligeuka na kuwa mwenye nguvu kali huku akiwaua wasio Wayahudi na kueneza hofu. Mfalme mkuu aliahidi kukomesha mateso ya Wayahudi, hivyo rabi akamtolea uhai golemu kwa kufuta herufi mbili za kwanza ya “undead” kwenye paji la uso na kuwacha neno “dead”. Golemu alihifadhiwa darini mwa Sinagogi Mpya ya Kale ambayo angerudishwa uhai tena kama kungehitajika.

A golem is an animated anthropomorphic being in Jewish folklore, created entirely from inanimate matter, such as clay or severed pieces of corpses like Frankenstein’s monster. The first golem was created by a Czech rabbi in Prague in order to defend his ghetto from anti-Semitic attacks and riots. Under the rule of Rudolph II, the Holy Roman Emperor at the time, Jews were killed or expelled from Prague. So, the rabbi brought the golem to life through Hebrew rituals and incantations. The golem turned terribly violent, killing gentiles and spreading fear. The Emperor promised to stop the persecution of the Jews, so the rabbi deactivated the golem by rubbing out the first two letters of “undead” on its forehead, leaving the word “dead”. The golem was stored in the attic of the Old New Synagogue where it would be restored to life again if ever needed.

Majinamizi ya Usiku (Nightmares)

Jinamizi (Mare)

Jinamizi la usiku (Nightmare)

Jinamizi au jinamizi la usiku ni kishetani kidogo kiovu katika hadithi za Kijerumaniki ambao hupanda vifua vya watu wanaolala na kuwaletea ndoto mbaya. Jinamizi limeshuhudiwa mapema kuanzia karne ya kumi na tatu katika ngano ya Kinorsi ya Yngling. Jinamizi linafanana na inkubu na sukubu ya visasili, na kuna uwezekano wa kuvutiwa na kiharusi cha usingizini. Majinamizi pia yanaaminika kupanda farasi ambao huwaacha wamechoka na kufunikwa na jasho kufikia asubuhi. Linaweza pia kuzongomeza nywele ya mtu au hayawani anayelala na kusababisha msokoto wa farasi-jike na pengine inaeleza tukio la msuko wa Kipolandi, ugonjwa wa nywele.

Mare, or nightmare, is an evil imp in Germanic folklore which rides on sleeping people’s chests, bringing on bad dreams. The mare is attested as early as the 13^th century in the Norse Yngling saga. The mare is similar to the mythical incubus and succubus, and was likely inspired by sleep paralysis. The mares were also believed to ride horses, which left them exhausted and covered in sweat by the morning. It could also entangle the hair of the sleeping person or beast, resulting in mare-braids and probably the explanation to the Polish plait phenomenon, a hair disease.

Kambioni (Cambions)

Kambioni (Cambion)

Kambioni ni istilahi inayotumiwa kurejelea mtoto aliye nusu-binadamu anayetokana na muungano kati ya inkubu na mwanamke binadamu. Hekaya maarufu zaidi ya kisa kama hiki ni ya Merlini, mganga maarufu kutoka hekaya ya Kiarthuri. Kulingana na “Nyundo ya Mchawi” iliyoandikwa na Heinrich Kramer mwaka wa 1486 (sukubu na inkubu ni shetani sawa ambao wana uwezo wa kubadilisha umbo kati ya uume na kike). Baada ya sukubu kukusanya manii kutoka kwa wanaume anaolala nao, yeye hujibadilisha kuwa inkubu na kutumia mbegu kutia mimba wanawake, hivyo kueleza jinsi pepo wabaya anavyoweza kuzaa watoto licha ya kwamba kuna imani ya kitamaduni kuwa hawana uwezo wa kuzaa. Katika elimu ya Kivikingi mtoto huzaliwa akiwa na ulemavu na huathirika kwa urahisi zaidi athari zisizo za dunia kwa sababu utungaji mimba wao si wa kawaida.

A cambion is a term used to refer to the half-human offspring of the union between an incubus and a human woman. The most famous legend of such a case includes that of Merlin, the famous wizard from Arthurian legend. According to the “Witch’s Hammer” written by Heinrich Kramer in 1486 (succubi and incubi are the same demon, able to switch between male and female forms). Once the succubus collects the semen from the men she sleeps with, she then transforms into an incubus to use that seed to impregnate women, thus explaining how these demons could apparently sire children despite the traditional belief that they were incapable of reproduction. In Viking lore the child is born deformed and more susceptible to supernatural influences because the conception was unnatural.

Mumiani (Mummies)

Mumiani (Mummy)

Mumiani ni maiti ya binadamu au mnyama ambaye ngozi na viungo vyake vimehifadhiwa kwa kutiwa dawa ya kutoozesha. Mumiani hufungwa kwa bendeji kutoka kichwani hadi vidole vya miguu na kuwekwa kwenye majeneza ya jiwe hekaluni au piramidi. Kama ni mafarao, kabla ya kuzikwa, wao hufungwa kwa uchawi na mganga mkuu ili kuondoa au kulaani yeyote anayemsumbua farao katika usingizi wake wa milele. Wakati kaburi la farao ambalo limepovurugwa (mara nyingi na wanaakiolojia na wezi wa makaburi) linaweza kuamsha mumiani ambayo haiwezi kupumzishwa mpaka laana ivunjwe, kwa kawaida kwa kusoma maandishi yaliyochongwa upande wa jeneza la jiwe au kuta za kaburi, au hata hati ya kukunja yaliyo na kivunja-laana. Wasiposimamishwa, mumiani watatembea Duniani milele, wakiweka laana kwa yeyote ambaye apitie njia yao, na kuwageuza kuwa wanasesere wa vuudu au vifaa vingine vidogo.

A mummy is a human or animal corpse, whose skin and organs have been preserved by embalming. Mummies are wrapped in bandages from head to toe and are kept in sarcophagi either in temples or pyramids. In the case of pharaohs, before their entombment, they are usually sealed with a hex by the head magician to ward off or curse anyone who may disturb the pharaoh’s eternal slumber. When a pharaoh’s tomb has been disturbed (most often by archaeologists and grave-robbers), it can awaken the mummy that cannot be put to rest until the curse is broken, generally by reading an inscription carved on the side of the sarcophagus or the tomb’s walls, or even a scroll that contains the counter-spell. If not stopped, mummies will forever walk the Earth, putting curses on anyone who crosses their path, turning them into voodoo dolls or other small artifacts.

Maiti-Warukarukaji (Hopping Corpses)

Maiti-mrukarukaji (Hopping corpse)

Katika hekaya za Kichina, maiti-warukarukaji hujificha mahali penye giza kama vile mapango wakati wa mchana. Wakati wa usiku, wao husonga kwa kurukaruka na mikono yake ikiwa imenyoshwa kila wakati. Inaaminika kuwa maiti-mrukarukaji ni kavu sana, hivi kwamba hawezi kunja viungo vyake na mwili, hivyo inabidi asonge kwa kurukaruka akiwa amenyosha mikono yake yanayomwezesha kusonga. Sifa yake ya kipekee ni ngozi yake ya kijani-nyeupe kutokana na ukungu au kuvu inayomea kwenye maiti na kucha zake ndefu zenye ukali wa wembe. Wao huwa vipofu na wanaweza epukwa kwa kushikilia pumzi, kwa kuwa wafuata viumbe hai kwa kutambua kupumua kwao. Maiti-mrukarukaji anaweza kuwekwa alale kwa kubandika kwenye paji lake kipande cha hati ya kukunja ya manjano, kiitwacho karatasi ya ulinzi au hirizi ya Kichina, iliyo andikiwa laana.

In Chinese legend, hopping-corpses hide in dark places such as caves during the day. At night, they move around by hopping with their arms permanently outstretched. It is believed that the hopping-corpse is so stiff, that it cannot bend its limbs and body, so it has to move around by hopping while keeping its arms extended for mobility. A peculiar feature is its greenish-white skin due to fungus or mold growing on the corpse and its long razor-sharp claws. They are blind, and may be evaded by holding one’s breath, as they track living creatures by detecting their breathing. A hopping-corpse can be put to sleep by pinning on their forehead a piece of a yellow scroll, called a ward-paper or Chinese talisman, with a spell written on it.

Vibwengo (Elves)

Kibwengo (Elf)

Kibwengo ni aina ya kiumbe kisicho cha ulimwengu ambacho huhusika sana katika hadithi za kitamaduni za Kiingereza na Kiskandinavia. Wao huwa na nguvu za kichawi na ni vigeugeu na watundu katika mambo ya kibinadamu. Neno “vibwengo” wakati mwingine hutumika kwa istilahi ya jumla ya kurejelea vichimbakazi. Vibwengo husawiriwa kama vijana ambao waliacha kukua wakati wa kubalehe na baada ya hapo huwa hawazeeki. Vibwengo hutofautiana kwa ukubwa kuanzia 4’10’’ hadi 5’8’’. Kwa kuwaangalia tu, ni vigumu kujua jinsia ya kibwengo. Jinsia zote huwa na macho ya kuonyesha hisia, masikio yenye ncha kali na madume huwa hawana nywele usoni. Wakati vibwengo wanazidi kuzeeka, wao huwa na hekima zaidi na hisia zao huwa kali zaidi. Vibwengo wanaweza kuishi kutoka miaka 100 hadi zaidi ya miaka 1000. Katika hadithi za Kiswahili, kibwengo ni pepo mdogo mbaya wa baharini anayeaminika kucheza na wavuvi wanaovua samaki usiku. Tahajia ya kwanza sanifu ya kuandika lugha za Vibwengo iliundwa miaka ya 1900 na J.R.R. Tolkien.

An elf is a type of supernatural being, prominently featuring in traditional British and Scandinavian folklore. They usually have magical powers and are capricious and mischievous in human affairs. The word “elves” is sometimes used as a general term for fairies. Elves are depicted as youths who stop growth at puberty and never age thereafter. Elves vary in size from 4’10” to 5’8”. At a glance, it is hard to discern an elf’s sex. Both sexes have big expressive eyes, pointy ears and the males lack facial hair. As elves get older they get wiser and their senses become sharper. Elves can live from 100 to over 1000 years. In Swahili folklore, the elf is an evil diminutive sea-spirit that is believed to play with fishermen who are fishing at night. The first orthographic standard for writing Elven languages was constructed in the early 1900s by J. R. R. Tolkien.

Kibwengo wa Krismasi (Christmas elf)
Vibwengo wa Krismasi (Christmas elves)

Vibwengo wa Krismasi ni spishi ndogo ya vibwengo wenye umbilikimo wanaopatikana sehemu za Aktiki, hasa Ncha ya Kaskazini. Wao hutengeza wanasesere katika karakana kama wasaidizi wa Baba Krismasi. Wana masikio yenye ncha kali na huvalia rangi ya kijani na nyekundu na sio warefu kuliko vibete.

Christmas elves are a subspecies of elves with dwarfism located in the Arctic regions, mainly in the North Pole. They make toys in a workshop as Santa Claus’s helpers. They have pointy ears and wear green and red, and are no taller than dwarfs.

Kibwengo wa Mwanga (Light elf)
Vibwengo wa Mwanga (Light elves)
Kibwengo wa Giza (Dark elf)
Vibwengo wa Giza (Dark elves)

Katika mpito wa wakati, vibwengo wamehamia mahali kwengine duniani na makabila yalipotengana, walipata kubadili sura yao kulingana na mazingira walimokuwepo. Vibwengo wa mwanga ni viumbe wanaopenda amani na mazingira ya asili wenye macho yanayong’aa, nyuso zinazong’aa kuliko jua na nywele ya dhahabu; wanaishi kwenye misitu yenye jua jingi na maziwa yenye miti. Ilhali vibwengo wa giza huwa na ngozi iliyokoza, wenye macho yanayoakisi mwanga na hujihusisha na uchawi weusi; wao huishi kwenye mapango yenye giza na kina kirefu chini ya ardhi.

During the course of time, elves have moved to other places in the world and as the tribes separated, they gained other features by adapting to their local surroundings. Light elves are peaceful, nature-loving creatures with starry eyes, faces brighter than the sun and golden hair; they live in sunny forests and wooded lakes. Whereas, the dark elves are dark-skinned with fluorescent eyes and practice black magic; they live in deep dark underground caves.

Mizuka (Ghosts)

Mzuka (Ghost)

Mzuka ni roho iliyotenganishwa na mwili wa mtu aliyekufa katika umbo la kivuli au kufifia na hurudi mara kwa mara sehemu fulani, vitu au hata watu ambao walishirikiana nao maishani. Wao husawiriwa kama kuwako kutoonekana hadi kupenyeka nuru au kuonekana kwa shida kama kitita cha maumbo yasiyo na umbo wala sura maalum yanayoelea hewani kama vumbi ya kinyota. Jaribio la kusudi la kuwasiliana na roho hujulikana kama nekromantia, au katika uroho kama ukaimu kwa njia kupitia mkusanyiko wa kuwasiliana na pepo. 

A ghost is a disembodied spirit of a dead person in a shadowy or evanescent form and haunts particular locations, objects or even people they were associated with in life. They are depicted as an invisible to translucent presence or as barely visible wispy amorphous shapes floating in the air like astral dust. The deliberate attempt to contact spirits is known as necromancy, or in spiritism as mediumship through a séance.

Vizuka (Phantoms)

Kizuka (Phantom)

Kizuka katika imani ya kitamaduni ni onyesho la kimaumbile ya roho ya mtu aliyekufa ambayo huzurura miongoni mwa wanaoishi. Tofauti na mzuka, kizuka hufanana kwa karibu zaidi na wanaoishi. Wakati mwingi huwa hawadhaniwi kuwa mzuka mpaka wanapotenda matendo magumu ya kioja, kama vile kutembea kupitia ukuta au kupotelea hewani.

A phantom in traditional belief is a physical manifestation of the soul of a deceased person that wanders among the living. Unlike the ghost, phantoms most closely resemble the living. Most often they are not even suspected of being a ghost until they perform eerie feats, such as walking through a wall or vanishing into thin air.

Vivuli vya Wazima (Wraiths)

Kivuli cha mzima (Wraith; lit.: Shadow of the living)

Kivuli cha mzima ni kivuli kilichoonekana cha mtu anayeishi anayedhaniwa kutabiri au kuwa dalili ya kifo chake kama afanyavyo fali. Huwajia wale tu waliodanganya kifo. Njia moja ya kuepuka pepo huyu ni kuendelea kuishi hadi usiku wa manane baada ya tajiriba ya kukaribia kifo.

A wraith is a visible apparition of a living person supposed to portend, or presage his death, as an omen does. It only comes to those who cheat death. One way to evade this spirit is to survive until midnight after one’s near-death experience.

Vivuli (Apparitions)

Kivuli (Apparition)

Kivuli ni onyesho linaloonekana la shughuli za pepo, hasa mzuka. Kivuli pia kiweza kuwa kujitokeza kwa kimauzauza kwa mtu au kitu kama njozi, mazigazi au mauzauza ya kimacho.

An apparition is a visual manifestation of spirit activity, especially a ghost. The apparition may also be an illusory appearance of a person or object as a dream image, mirage or optical illusion.

Vivuli vya Wafu (Spectres)

Kivuli cha mfu (Spectre)

Kivuli cha mfu ni pepo inayoonekana isiyo na mwili ya mtu aliyekufa karibuni akiwa na kisasi moyoni mwake na atarudi kulipiza kisasi kwa kuwarudia mara kwa mara au hata kuua waliosababisha uhasama huu.

A specter is a visible incorporeal spirit of a recently-deceased person who died with vengeance in his heart and will come back to take revenge by haunting, or even killing, the ones responsible for this vendetta.

Pepo Waliofungiwa Duniani (Earthbound Spirits)

Pepo aliyefungiwa duniani (Earthbound spirit)

Pepo waliofungiwa duniani ni roho za waliokufa ambao wamefungiwa Ardhini na hawawezi kuondoka mpaka wamalize kazi ambayo haijakamilika. Pepo nyingi waliofungiwa Duniani huwa hawakubali kuwa wamekufa. Wao hutokea kwa sababu maalum: kuvuta nadhari kwa kitu kilichopotea, kurekebisha kitu walichofanya vibaya maishani au kuonyesha lililosababisha kifo chao na baada ya jambo hili kusuluhishwa, roho yao itavuka kwenye mwanga, kwa kawaida kwa usaidizi wa mnong’oneza-mizuka au kaimu (aina ya mpunga-pepo).

Earthbound spirits are souls of the dead that are confined to the Earth and cannot leave until completing unfinished business. Many earthbound spirits do not accept that they are dead.  They materialize for a specific reason: to draw attention to something lost, to correct something they did wrong in life or to show the circumstances of their death, and once this matter has been resolved their soul will cross over into the light, usually with the help of a ghost-whisperer or medium (a type of exorcist).

Mizuka-pacha (Doppelgängers)

Mzuka-pacha (Doppelgänger; lit.: Twin ghost)

Mzuka-pacha ni pacha wa nje ya kawaida wa mtu anayeishi, hasa kuwakilisha uovu au bahati mbaya. Katika tamaduni zingine, mzuka-pacha akionekana na marafiki au jamaa wa mtu huyo hutabiri ugonjwa au hatari, ilhali kuona mzuka-pacha wako mwenyewe ni ishara ya mauti.

A doppelgänger is a paranormal double of a living person, typically representing evil or misfortune. In some traditions, a doppelgänger seen by the person’s friends or relatives portends illness or danger, whereas seeing one’s own doppelgänger is an omen of death.

Vardøger

Katika mitholojia ya Kinorsi, mzuka-pacha anaitwa vardøger. Pepo huyu hutangulia mtu anayeishi na huonekana akitekeleza matendo kabla ya wakati wake, na kwa Kifini hujulikana kama etiäinen.

In Norse mythology, a twin ghost is called a vardøger. This spirit precedes a living person and is seen performing their actions in advance, and in Finnish it is known as an etiäinen.

Ka

Katika mitholojia ya Misri Kongwe, ka ilikuwa ”pepo pacha” inayoshikika ikiwa na kumbukumbu na hisia sawa kama mtu asilia.

In Ancient Egyptian mythology, a ka was a tangible “spirit double” having the same memories and feelings as the original person.

Watu-samaki (Fishmen)

Mtu-samaki (Fishman)

Watu-samaki ni wanachama wa mbari ya kiamfibia iliyo karibu kufa ambayo iliishi wakati wa enzi ya Devonia walio na uwezo wa kupumua ndani na nje ya maji. Wao hudhuriwa na rotenoni na nuru ya kung’aa (kutokana na mazingira yao yenye maji machafu), huwa na mikono yenye utando na kucha kali na ngozi ngumu yenye magamba ya kijani-samawati ambayo ikiunganishwa na kipengele chao cha kujiponya huwawezesha kunusurika majeraha ambayo yangekuwa hatari kwa binadamu, kama vile mipigo ya bunduki na kuuliwa kwa kuchomwa. Viumbe hawa huwa na jozi ya mapafu yasiyotumika kwa muda iwapo mayavuyavu yao yataharibika kupita kiasi. 35% ya watu-samaki imetengezwa kwa chembechembe za damu nyeupe zinazokosa kiini. 

Fish-men are members of a nearly extinct amphibious race that lived during the Devonian age, capable of breathing both in and out of water. They are vulnerable to rotenone and bright light (due to their murky water habitat), have webbed hands with sharp claws and tough scaly greenish-blue skin, that with their combined healing factor allows them to survive wounds which would be fatal to humans, such as gunshots and full immolation. These creatures have a dormant set of lungs, in case their gills become irreparably damaged. 35% of fish-people’s blood is composed of white corpuscles lacking a nucleus. 

Kiumbe kutoka Wangwa Mweusi (The Creature from the Black Lagoon)

Kiumbe hiki kutoka wangwa mweusi ndiye mwanachama wa mwisho anayejulikana kuishi katika mbari ya amfibia walio na umbo la binadamu. Mtu-yavuyavu aliyegunduliwa na kupewa jina na Dkt Thompson miaka ya 1930 aliishi katika wangwa ulioko katika eneo pana isiyotafitiwa ya Msitu wa Mvua wa Amazoni. Karibu nusu-karne baadaye, wenyeji wa msitu wa mvua walidai kuwa wameona mtu-samaki mwingine mwenye mapezi ya nyuma mapana yenye rangi ya kaharabu akiishi kwenye maji machafu.

The creature from the black lagoon was the last known surviving member of this race of humanoid amphibians. The gill-man, discovered and named by Dr. Thompson in the 1930s, dwelled in a lagoon located in a largely-unexplored area of the Amazon Rainforest. Almost half a century later, the rainforest natives claimed to have seen another fish-man with large amber-colored dorsal fins inhabiting the murky waters.