Written by Dyami Millarson
Vættir, a concept which blurs the line between the spiritual and divine, are called:
- 神 (Kami) among the Japanese
- カムィ(Kamuy) among the Ainu
- 神 (Shén) among the Mandarin Chinese speakers
- 神 (Sin) among the Koreans
- Тэнгэр (Tenger) among the Mongolians
- Таҥара (Taŋara) among the Yakuts
- ᡝᠨᡩᡠᡵᡳ (Enduri) among the Manchus
- Thần among the Vietnamese
- ຜີ (Phi) among the Laotians
- ผี (Phi) among the Thai
- နတ် (Nat) among the Burmese
- Anito among the Tao people of Taiwan and Filipinos
- Aniti among the Micronesians
- Hantu among the Malays and Indonesians
- Atua among the Māori and Samoans
- Akua among the Hawaiians
- Aitu among the Tahitians
- Òrìṣà among the Yoruba
- Lwa among the Afro-Haitians
- Vodon among the Fon
- Alusi/Arusi among the Igbo
- Winti among the Afro-Surinamese
- Minkisi/Nkisi among the Kongo people
- Apu among the Quechua speakers (descendants of the Incas)
- Angels and Devils among the Christians
- Kabouters among the Dutch
- Kobolde among the Germans
- Tomtar and Älvor among the Swedes
- Tuftar among the Norwegians
- Nisser among the Danes
- Fairies among the English
- Ierdmantsjes among the Shire Frisians
- Oolke(n) among the Sagelterland Frisians
- Δαίμονες (Daímones) among the Ancient Greeks
- Nūmina and Geniī among the Ancient Romans
- Jinn among the Ancient Arabs
- ᠲᠩᠷᠢ (Tngri) among the Ancient Mongolians
- Teōtl among the Aztecs (Classical Nāhuatl speakers)
This list is by no means exhaustive.
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