Nang Tani

Nang Tani
นางตานี
Nang Tani female ghost
GroupingLegendary creature
Tutelary deity
Sub groupingNocturnal, undead
Similar entitiesNang Ta-khian
Bashōnosei
FolkloreSoutheast Asian folk mythology
Other name(s)Phi Tani, Tani
CountryThailand, Laos, Cambodia
RegionSoutheast Asia
HabitatBanana tree clumps
The wild type of banana known in Thai language as Kluai Tani (กล้วยตานี)

Nang Tani (Thai: นางตานี; "Lady of Tani") is a female spirit of the Thai folklore. According to folk tradition, this ghost appears as a young woman that haunts wild banana trees (Musa balbisiana), known as in Thai language as Kluai Tani (กล้วยตานี).[1]

Nang Tani belongs to a type of female ghosts or fairies related to trees known generically as Nang Mai (นางไม้; "Lady of the Wood") in the Thai lore.[2] There is a similar spirit in the Cambodian folklore, as well as in the Lao popular tradition.

Nang Tani may also be called Phi Tani (ผีตานี; "Ghost of Tani") or Phrai Tani (พรายตานี; "Nymph of Tani").

  1. ^ "Banana Tree Prai Lady Ghost". Thailand-amulets.net. 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. ^ MADEC, Regis. "Spirits". www.thaiworldview.com.