Yumboes
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Yumboes are supernatural beings in the mythology of the Wolof people (most likely Lebou[1] [citation needed]) of Senegal, West Africa. Their alternatively used name Bakhna Rakhna literally means good people.[2]
Yumboes are the spirits of the dead and, like many supernatural beings in African beliefs, they are completely of a pearly-white colour. They are sometimes said to have silver hair.[3] They stand about two feet tall.
The Yumboes live beneath the Paps hills and come out to dance in the moonlight. They feast on large tables, waited on by servants who are invisible except for their hands and feet. Yumboes eat corn (which they steal from the humans) and fish (which they catch on their own). They invite both natives and foreigners to their feasts.
