Abbreviations:
Iloc. is for Ilocano in the Ilocos Region including some Ilocano speaking communities in Tarlac and the CAR Region.
Pamp. is for Pampanga and their dialect is called Kapampangan (or Capampangan)
Tag. is for Tagalog
Gad. is for Gaddang in the Cagayan Valley Region
Bis. is for Biyasa from the (Western, Easter, Central) Visayas Region
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Filipino Riddles
Animals: mammals.
1
Ania iti pinarsua iti Dios a balin suec a maturog?
(Iloc.) Panniqui
What thing that God made sleeps with its head down?
Bat
2
Pantas ca man, at marunong bumasa at sumulat, aling ibon dito sa mundo ang lumilipad ay sumususo ang anak?
(Tag.) Kabag
Although you are wise and know how to read and write, which bird in this world flies and yet suckles its young?
Bat
3
Uppat iti adiguina, maysa iti baotna, dua iti paypayna, dua iti boneng.
(Iloc.) Carabao
Four posts, one whip, two fans, and two bolos.
4
Apat na tukod langit at isang pang hagupit.
(Tag.) Kalabao
Four earth posts, two air posts and whip.
Carabao
5
Saquey so torutoro duaray quepay-quepay a patiray mansobsoblay.
(Pang.) Dueg
One pointing, two moving, four changing.
Carabao
The head points, the ears move, the legs change position.
6
Nu mat-tut-lud ay atanang udde; nu mat-tadag ay ibbafa.
(Gad.) Atu
If he sits down he is high; if he stands up he is low.
Dog
7
Adda maysa nga parsua ni Apo Dios nga adda uppat a sacana, ipusna quen maysa nga ulona nga aoan ti imana.
(Iloc.) Caballo
There is one creature of our Lord God which has four legs and a tail and one head; but it has no arms.
8
Carga nang carga ay ualang upa.
(Tag.) Babuy
Always working and no pay.
The pig
He is ever eating garbage and waste.
9
Eto na si “Nuno,” may sunong na guinto.
(Tag.) Babuy
Here comes “Nuno” with gold on his head.
Pig
The pig is a constant scavenger and frequents the space below latrines and privies; it is a common thing that his snout is yellow as result of his search.
10
Magmagna ni inam sangsangitam.
(Iloc.) Burias
While the mother is walking the child is crying.
A little pig
11
Adda maysa nga lacay gomogoyod ti oay.
(Iloc.) Bao
There is an old man, who always drags rattan.
Rat
12
Kahoy cong Marigundong, na sangay ualang dahon.
(Tag.) Sungay
My tree in Marigundong (town in Cavite) has branches but no leaves.
Horn
The branching horn of a deer.
13
Maco ca quian, yacu naman ing quian.
(Pamp.) Ding bitis daring animal a tiapat a bitis nung lalacad ya.
Away! let me have your place.
The forward legs of an animal
The hind feet tread in the prints of the forefeet.
Bell.
14
Nang hataken co ang baging nagkagulo ang matsing.
(Tag.) Batingao
When I pulled the vine the monkeys came around.
Bell
15
Tinugtog co ang bangca nagsilapit ang isda.
I rang the banca and the fishes came.
Bell
Banca is the canoe or boat; to strike it as with the pole is to ring it. People called to mass by the ringing bell are likened to fishes.
16
Togtoquec ti teppang agarayat ti bagsang
(Iloc.) Campana
I strike upon the washout and the bagsang come for help.
Bell
The curved side of the bell is compared to a washed out slope or curve of the bank; the bagsang are small fishes; the bell is the church bell—the little fishes are the people.
17
Otin nen laquic Tapal ni baleuet ed corral manaquis, ya agnaecal.
(Pang.) Campana
Tapal’s ——— hanging within the corral is crying to get out.
Bell
Tapal is a nickname for an old man.
Betel.
18
Adda tallo nga babbalasang quet no mapanda maquimisa; iti caoes ti maysa ata berde, quet dadiay maysa Page 29ata porao, quen dadiay maysa ata lomabaga; quet norommuardan ata malabaga amin iti caoesdan.
(Iloc.) Mamabuyo
There are three ladies who went to mass; the dress of one was green, of another white, of the other red; when they came out together the dresses of all were red.
Betel
19
Nasatiyan pa nang kanyang ina, kinuha at pinapagasawa.
(Tag.) Ang bungang isinasama sa itso
Still in his mother’s body was taken and made to marry.
Betel
The areca nut is first taken out of its covering before being united with the betel leaf and lime.
20
Bulong tiptipparo; puso balasang baro.
(Iloc.) Mama
A tiptipparo leaf; the heart, a young man and a young woman.
Betel
21
Papel a berde sinoratac ti purao Page 30quet intedco iti sangaili dina insubli.
(Iloc.) Gaoed
I wrote a green paper with white: I gave it to my visitor and he did not return it.
Betel-leaf
White lime is smeared upon the green leaf, which is then used to enwrap a bit of areca nut for chewing.
Birds.
22
Nagcapa dimet nagpadi; Nagcorona dimet nagari.
(Iloc.) Manoc
Gown but not priest; crown but not king.
Cock
23
Nancorona agimiet ari; nan capa agmuet pari.
(Pang.) Manoc
The king’s crown but not king; the priest’s cope, but not priest.
Cock
24
Ania ti pinarsua ni Apo Dios nga ag-gungon ti maquimbaba quet agpidot ti maquin ngato?
(Iloc.) Manoc
What thing that Lord God made Page 31sifts below and picks up above?
Fowl
25
Dinay pinalsay Dios ya managtay carne?
(Pang.) Manoc
What creature of God is with meat on its head?
Cock
26
Ania a parsuo ni Apo Dios ti nagsusoon ti carne nga aoan ti imana?
(Iloc.) Tapingar
What creature of our Lord God carries meat but has no hands?
Cock
The meat is the cock’s comb.
27
Uyana-uyana mamuntuk yang baya!
(Pamp.) Manuc
Here he comes with glowing charcoal on his head!
A cock
28
No umayac idiay balayo agtuptupuaccayo.
(Iloc.) Manoc
If I come to your house you will jump away.
Fowl
Boats.
29
Ania ti pinarsua ni Apo Dios nga Page 32ipagnana ti bocotna?
(Iloc.) Baloto
What creature made by Lord God walks on its back?
Boat
30
Oalay asoc ya quisquis no onbatic tirakiang.
(Pang.) Baloto
I have a hairless dog, who goes belly upward.
Boat
31
Naligo ang capitan hindi nabasa ang tian.
(Tag.) Banca
The captain took a bath without his belly getting wet.
Banca
32
Adda impatacderco a caoayan no agbolong intan.
(Iloc.) Parao
I set up a bambu; if it leafs out we shall go.
Prao
The bambu set up is the mast; the leaf is the sail.
33
Nano nga cahoy nga con may dahon may gamut, pero eon ua-ay gani dahon ua-ay man sing gamut?
(Bis.) Parao
What tree is it, that when it has Page 33leaves it also has roots, but when it has no leaves it also has no roots?
Parao
Sail, rudder and oars.
34
Nagalacat nagahayang.
(Bis.) Sacayan
He walks with his back.
A ship
35
Manica maco tana,
tipa ca queti tana.
(Pamp.) Ancla
Come up and let us go, go down and here we stay.
Anchor
Body: parts.
36
Ania ti pinarsua ti Dios a masicog ti licudan?
(Iloc.) Botoy
What thing created by God has the fullness of pregnancy (masicog) behind?
The calf of the leg
Masicog is the swollen abdomen of the pregnant woman.
37
Bulong ti cappa-cappa nagtalicud nagpada.
(Iloc.) Lapayag
Cappa-cappa leaves placed back to back.
38
Daluang balon hindi malingon.
(Tag.) Tainga
Two wells, of which you cannot catch sight.
(Your) ears
39
Pito iti taoana; taltallo iti requepna.
(Iloc.) Lapayag, agong, mata, ngioat
There are seven windows; only three shut.
Ears, nostrils, eyes, mouth
40
Sipac nga sipac, saan nga mangeg ti caaroba.
(Iloc.) Mata
Claps and claps, but the neighbors do not hear.
Eyes
41
Tepac cac tan tepac agnereguel na ybac.
(Pang.) Mata
Clapping and clapping but my companions cannot hear me.
Eyes
42
Dalaua cong cahon bucsan ualang ugong.
(Tag.) Mata
I open my two boxes noiselessly.
43
Dalawang batong maitim malayo ang dinarating.
(Tag.) Mata
Two black stones which reach far.
Eyes
44
Dalawang tindahan sabay na binubucsan.
(Tag.) Mata
Two stores are open at the same time.
Eyes
45
Adda dua nga Princesas quet nagseng nga tan da iti dua nga bantay; no agsangit iti maysa agsangit danga dua.
(Iloc.) Mata
There are two princesses, who live on the two sides of a mountain; when one cries both cry.
The eyes
46
Adda dua nga pisi agtongpal idiay langit.
(Iloc.) Mata
There are two halves; they go toward the sky.
Eyes
47
Malaon nang patay hindi maibaon at buhay ang capit bahay.
(Tag.) Bulag ang isang mataPage 36
It is a long time since it died, yet it can not be buried for its neighbor is still alive.
One blind eye
48
Señora a samsamping addai ti uneg ti sarming.
(Iloc.) Taotao ti mata
A samsamping is in the middle of the mirror.
The pupil of the eye
49
Daluang balahibuhen masarap pag daiten.
(Tag.) Mata at kilay
Two hairy things, it’s pleasant to have them meet.
Eyelids
50
Adda dua nga Princesa quet nagbaetanda ti maysa nga bantay quet daytoy a bantay adda met dua nga oaig quet no agsangit daguitoy a Princesa agayos met daytoy nga oaig ngem no saanda nga agsangit mamagaan daguitoy nga oaig.
(Iloc.) Mata quen agung
There are two princesses with a mountain between them. In this mountain are two brooks and when the princesses cry these brooks Page 37flow and when the princesses do not cry the brooks dry up.
Eyes and nose
51
Isang biyabas pito ang butas.
(Tag.) Mukha
One guava with seven holes.
Face
52
Limang puno nang niog; isay matayog.
(Tag.) Dalire
Five cocoanut palms; one is higher.
Fingers
53
Adda lima nga Principes nagcallogongda amin ti pisi.
(Iloc.) Ramay
There are five princes and their hat is one half.
Fingers
The nails are the hats.
54
Adda maysa nga ealapati nga nagna ti tinga ti ili manocayo cona ti ari no adda mainayon nga pisi justo nga dua polo cami.
(Iloc.) Ramay
There is a dove that walked in the middle of the town. How many are you said the king. If there is a Page 38half added we shall be twenty.
Fingers
55
Ni ni conconana aoan ti matana
(Iloc.) Tammodo
Here, here, he says, but has no eyes.
Forefinger
It points here and there, touching the things in question, but it cannot see.
56
Tata baculud ay ain-mena maita na ut-tunna si catanang-nga.
(Gad.) Quiray
A mountain the summit of which cannot be seen, being very high.
Forehead
57
Tubo sa punso, ualang buko.
(Tag.) Buhoc
Sugar-cane on clay, with no joints (knots).
Hair
58
Cahoy nga tambalisa, tapson indi malaya.
(Bis.) Buhoc
A plant which does not fade when cut down.
Hair
59
Iclog iti calao bolig iti lima.
The calao’s egg is five-parted.
Hand
The calao is the hornbill; the egg here in question is perhaps his strange head-excrescence.
60
Isang bayabas peto ang butas.
(Tag.) Ulo
One guava with seven holes.
Head
61
Isa ca bungsud nga pito ang iya buho.
(Bis.) Olo
A small hill having seven holes.
Head
62
Sica a tao ti yan ti minuterum.
(Iloc.) Puso
You are the man who has the minute-beater.
Heart
Minuterum the pendulum beating.
63
No agtacderac ania ngata ti omona a ipagnae?
(Iloc.) Mocod
If I stand, what will be the first that steps?
Heel
64
Daluang bangiasan nag hahagaran.
Two fence stakes chasing each other.
Legs
65
Atian na ing gulut; ing gulut na ya ing atian.
(Pamp.) Bitis
Its front is the back, and its back is the front.
The lower leg (below the knee)
66
Adda oaig a bassit napnut bucbucaig.
(Iloc.) Ngioat
There is a small brook filled with shells.
Mouth
67
Isang balong malalem, punong puno nang patalem.
(Tag.) Bibig
A deep well is filled with chisels.
Mouth
68
Isa ca cahon-cahon nga punu sang tiguib.
(Bis.) Baba
A box full of chisels.
Mouth
69
Dua nga bobon napnot allid quen dagum.
Two wells filled with wax and needles.
Nose
70
Baston ti Ygorot dica maparot
(Iloc.) Bato
The cane of the Igorot, you cannot pull up.
Penis
71
Mapatar ya dalin tinoboay garing.
(Pang.) Ngipuen
Plain earth has grown ivory.
Teeth
72
Umona nga aglaguis sa agdareedec.
(Iloc.) Ngipen
First place the bars and then the posts.
The teeth
The comparison is with fence-building. Here the posts are first set, and then the cross-pieces. The babe has first smooth, horizontal gums; then the upright teeth appear.
73
Nagapanilong apang basa.
(Bis.) Dila
He is under the shed but is always wet.
74
Enlongon empantion onbangon mansermon.
(Pang.) Dila
Coffin in graveyard wakes up sermon.
Tongue
75
Na manantang ay maccatua udde na mannam ay malussao.
(Gad.) Attut
He who loses it rejoices, but he who finds it gets mad at it.
Bad odor; breaking wind
76
Iti nacapocao agayayat quet iti nacabiroc agong onget
(Iloc.) ottot
Who loses it is glad; who finds it is mad.
Bad odor; Breaking of wind
77
Magna sirirquep no nacalucat madi met.
(Iloc.) Mucat
It walks while it is shut; when it is open it does not care to walk.
Secretion from eye corner
78
Aso cong pute inutusan co, ay hindi na umue.
I sent out my white dog and he did not return.
Spittle
The practice of spitting, even unrelated to betel-chewing or tobacco-chewing, is far commoner among the Filipinos than among ourselves.
Book.
79
Tinadtad a root insenpen a panonot.
(Iloc.) Libro
Chopped grass hidden in the mind.
Book
Fodder or “food for thought.”
80
Nagbulong nagbunga nanganac diay nangala.
(Iloc.) Pagbasan
It has leaves and fruits, Godfather took it.
Book
Candle.
81
Ania iti anac a pooranna iti baguis ni inana?
(Iloc.) Candela
What son burns his mother’s intestines?
Candle
82
Tite nang pare, mapute.
The priest’s ——— is white.
Candle
83
Kung babayaan mong ako ay mabuhay yaong kamatayay dagli kong kakamtan, ngungit kung akoy pataing paminsan ay lalong lalawig ang ingat kong buhay.
(Tag.) Kandilang may sindi
If you let me live I shall soon die; if you kill me I shall live long.
A lighted candle
84
Masondug a cayu talaque na donna.
(Gad.) Candela
A slender tree which bears only one leaf.
Lighted candle
85
Isang butel na palay punong puno ang bahay.
(Tag.) Ilao
A grain of rice fills the whole house.
Light
The flame of a candle is a little thing, comparable to a rice grain; yet it gives light to the whole house.
Cardinal Points.
86
Adda uppat a nga amigos; idi naparsua toy lubong inda naisigud.
There are four friends; they have existed since the beginning.
The four directions
Clock: Watch.
87
Aldao rabii agririaoac.
(Iloc.) Reloj
Day and night I cry.
Clock
88
Amanu na mararamdam, dapot masaquit yang intindian, nung ing lupa na ing quecang lauan a usta mu ing qucang sasabian.
(Pang.) Relos
His words are audible but difficult to understand; when you look at his face you will understand what he says.
Clock
89
Ania ti parsua ni apo Dios nga aoan ti imana nga aoan ti sacana quet ammona ti agsao?
(Iloc.) Leros = reloj
What creature of God has no arms and legs, but can talk?
Clock
Coffin.
90
Ang nagapahimo nagahibi; ang nagahimo indi iya; ang tag-iya uala Page 46sing calibutan.
(Bis.) Longon
The one who orders it made is crying; the one who has it, it is not his to give; the one who owns it does not care anything about it.
Coffin
Disease.
91
Taong buhay inaanay.
(Tag.) Bulutong
A living person being eaten up by “anay.”
Smallpox
Anay, termites or white ants.
92
Ania ti pagayatan na a mabalud.
(Iloc.) Ti masaquit
Why does he wish to be in prison?
Pain
Dress.
93
Dadiay adalem agassiquet; dadiay ababao agatengngned.
(Iloc.—also Pang., Bis.) Calzon; bado
What is deep reaches only to the waist; what is shallow comes to the neck.
94
Daluang pipit nag titimbangan sa isang siit.
(Tag.) Hicao
Two pipits balancing on a bambu stick.
Earrings
The pipit is a small bird.
95
Bumili ako nang alipin mataas pa sa akin.
(Tag.) Sambalilo
I bought a slave, taller than myself.
Hat
96
Aniat aramid a canennaca,
(Iloc.) Bado
What work devours you.
Camisa
The word work is used in several of these riddles with the meaning of a thing made, a manufactured article. The camisa is a shirt.
97
Nacaquitaac iti dua a sasacayan; maymaysat naglugan.
(Iloc.) Zapatos
I saw two boats; only one person was on board.
Shoes
98
Dala mo siya, dala ca niya.
You carry it it carries you.
Shoe
09
Dalan mucu, dalan da ca, mipa quinabang cata.
(Pamp.) Sapin
Carry me, I will carry you; let us share alike.
Shoes
Drinks.
100
Con aga naga lapta, pero con hapon naga tipon.
(Bis.) Tuba
In the morning it is scattered in many places, but in the evening it is united into one place.
Tuba
An intoxicating drink made from cocoapalm sap; it is gathered daily. In the morning it is at the trees which yield; at evening it is brought in and stored.
101
Adda maysa a balasang conana toy maysa a baro no ayatennac dacquel ti pagdacsam.
(Iloc.) Arac
There was a lady said to a gentleman “If you love me it will harm you.”
Wine
Egg.
102
Yti pagapugan ti Ari; Page 49no maluctan saan nga maisubli.
(Iloc.) Itlog
The limebox of the king; if you open it you cannot restore it.
An egg
103
Adda bayabasco idiay Manila aoan ti pamorosanna.
(Iloc.) Itlog
I have a guava in Manila that has no stem.
Egg
104
Ang balay sang encantadora ua-ay ventana ua-ay puerta.
(Bis.) Itlog
The house of an enchantress which has neither window nor door.
Egg
Fishes.
105
Lindus ne enetiran, dapot king asbuk ya milulan.
(Pamp.) Balulingi
Harpooning at it he missed it, but it went into his mouth.
Balulungi
The shovel-nosed shark. In aiming at food, if it really enters his mouth which Page 50is below the long and projecting snout, he must seem to miss it.
106
Adda maysa nga lacay; puqiiis nga oacray.
(Iloc.) Corita
There is an old man; his hair cut short, the hair hangs.
Corita
It is a fish, with slender, pendent, feelers.
107
Asino ti nabiag a togtogaoanna ti ngeoatna?
(Iloc.) Corita
What living thing sits on its mouth?
Corita
108
Ania iti parsua ni Apo Dios nga pispisi iti baguina?
(Iloc.) Dadali
What creature of our Lord God is but a half-body?
Flounder
109
Nag saeng si pusong, sa ibabao ang gatong.
(Tag.) Bibingca
The clown cooked rice with the fire above.
Cake
110
Tignan, tignan, bago ngiuitan.
Look at it first, before making a face at it.
Corn
Refers to eating it from the cob.
111
Piña piña marabotinia
no aoan dayta matayca.
(Iloc.) Bagas
Piña piña marabotinia,
If there is none you will die.
Rice
112
Siasino ngata ti nagbuniag a daga?
(Iloc.) Asin
What earth has been baptised?
Salt
113
Aniat cangatoan a recado?
(Iloc.) Asin
What is the best spice?
Salt
114
Perlas yang maningning a ibat qung mina, nung mibalic ya qung penibatana matda ing ningning na.
(Pamp.) Asin
A sparkling pearl that came from the mine, in going to its source loses its brilliancy.
Salt
The original source was the sea; but in water salt dissolves.Page 52
Fruit.
115
Matebtibonec malimtimbocol bagobagooay tapuco anbalbalangay dalem.
(Pang.) Atsuete
Round, plump; hairy outside; red inside.
Atsuete
A red fruit used for seasoning fish.
116
Ulo ng principe tinadtad ng ispile.
(Tag.) Bunga ng bangcol
Head of a prince stuck full of pins.
Bangcol
It is like a round ball stuck with pins.
117
Dinan yan penalsay Dios ya loab tod tabla it say paoay toel equet.
(Pang.) Cabatite
What creature of God is smooth inside but like a net outside?
A fruit. Cabatite
118
Agbibitin a sinanlagangan.
(Iloc.) Damortis
Hanging like a pot-rest.
Camachilis (fruit)
119
Balay ni Santa Ana nalicmut ti caramba.
Santa Ana’s house is surrounded by a jar.
Cocoanut
120
Langit ngato, langit baba, danom ti tengana.
(Iloc.—also Pang., Tag.) Niog
Sky above, sky below, water in the middle.
Cocoanut
121
Danum sadi Minimin, di mastrec ti angin.
(Iloc.) Niog
The water of Minimin, the wind cannot reach it.
Cocoanut
122
Sang bata pa maniuang, anay sang tigulang na matamboc.
(Bis.) Lubi
When young he is lean, but when he becomes old he is fat.
Cocoanut
The meat of the cocoanut grows in thickness.
123
Tatlong bundok ang tinibag bago dumating nang dagat.
(Tag.) Niog
Three mountains were blown down before they reached the sea.
The husk, the shell, and the meat are passed to reach the water within.
124
Pispisi a dalayap nagcatlo nagcapat.
(Iloc.) Buquel ti capas
A half-lemon divides into three or four.
Fruit of cotton
125
Adda maysa nga banga nga bassit; Napno ti bato nga babassit.
(Iloc.—also Pang.) Bayabas
Here is a little pot; it is full of small stones.
Guava
126
Aling cacania dito sa mundo ang nacalabas ang buto?
(Tag.) Kasoy
Which of his brothers in this world has his bones outside?
Kasoy
A fruit, the hard seed of which projects entirely beyond its outer surface.
127
Isang ungoy nakaupo sa lusong.
(Tag.) Kasoy
One monkey sitting on a mortar.
Kasoy
The seed of the balubad or Kasoy suggests the figure.Page 55
128
Babuy sa pulo, ang balahibu ay paco.
(Tag.) Langca
Wild hog, whose hairs are nails.
Langca
129
Pobre ti rabaona mayaman ti onegna.
(Iloc.) Langca
Poor outside, rich within.
Langca
130
Tinadtad ti rabaona, lauya ti onegna.
(Iloc.,—also Pang.) Langca
Minced outside; lauya within.
Langca
Lauya; meat on bones, thoroughly cooked in water with vinegar and spices. Langca is a large sort of breadfruit.
131
Agbibitin nga oging.
(Iloc.,—also Pang.) Longboy
Charcoal hanging.
Longboy
A plum-like fruit.
132
Adda inbitin co nga langdet tangtangaden ti baboaquet.
(Iloc.) Longboy
I hang up a chopping-block: the old women look up at it.
133
Hindi hayop, hindi tao,
Nag dadamit ng de pano.
(Tag.) Mabalo
Not an animal, not a man,
Yet it is clad in velvet.
Mabalo
A fruit somewhat like a peach.
134
Agbibiten a puso.
(Iloc.) Manga
A heart hanging.
Mango
135
Isang cabang señorito, pulus may sombrero.
(Tag.) Bunga
A group of little gentlemen, all with their hats.
Palmnuts
136
Bahay ni Santa Ana punong puno nang bala.
(Tag.) Papaya
Santa Ana’s house is full of bullets.
Papaya
The papaya contains abundance of round, shining, black seeds the size of buckshot or larger.
137
Metung a bulsa mitmu yang paminta.
A pocket full of peppercorns.
Papaya
The round black seeds of the papaya are the peppercorns.
138
Abongnin Doña Maria alictob na botilla.
(Pang.) Apayas
Doña Maria’s house is surrounded by a bottle.
Papaya
139
Balay ni Santa Maria nalicmut ti espada.
(Iloc.,—also Pang., Gad., Bis.) Piña
Santa Maria’s house is surrounded by swords.
Pineapple
140
Señora a nasam-sam-it addat oneg ti siit.
(Iloc.) Piña
A sweet lady among the thorns.
Pineapple
141
Isang dalagang may corona at caloob saan ay may mata.
(Tag.) Piña
The lady with a crown has eyes everywhere.
142
Agbibiten a danog.
(Iloc.) Santol
A fist hanging.
Santol
143
Bahay ni Sang Gabriel, punong puno nang barel.
(Tag.) Lucban
San Gabriel’s house is full of guns.
Shaddock
Furniture.
144
Con adlao naga uba, pero con gabi naga saya.
(Bis.) Catre; mosquitero
During the day she is naked, but at night she puts on her skirt.
Bed; mosquito bar
Games.
145
Aso co sa pantalan, lumucso nang pitong balon, umuli nang pitong gubat, bago nag tanao dagat.
(Tag.) Sungkahan
My dog from the wharf jumped over seven wells, jumped again over seven forests, before it saw the sea.
Mancala
This well-known game is played upon a Page 59board in which a number of round pits are scooped out; two lines of seven of these are placed side by side.
Greeting.
146
Bumile ako nang bigas, bigas din ang ibinayad.
(Tag.) Ang pagbibigay nang magandang arao o gabi sa kanino man.
I bought rice with rice.
The exchange of greeting—good morning or good night.
Hammock.
147
Taray nga taray di met macaalis.
(Iloc.) Indayon
Running and running, but it cannot go away.
Hammock
148
Adda caballoc a labang agsinanpontol panalian.
(Iloc.) Indayon
I have a gray horse; I can halter him at both ends.
Hammock
Heavenly bodies.
149
Kabac na niog magdamag na kinayod.
Half-a-cocoanut, retreating slowly all night.
Moon
150
Kabiac na niog, magdamag na ipod nang ipod.
(Tag.) Buan
A half-cocoanut, scraped the whole night.
Moon
The moon keeps freshly white, like cocoanut meat just scraped.
151
Sancagalip a rabong sila oanna amin a lobong.
(Iloc.) Bulan
A half section of a bambu shoot illuminates the whole world.
Moon
152
Adda pisi a dalayap nga incalic; tal-lo a papadi dina macali.
(Iloc.) Bulan
I planted a half-lemon; three priests cannot dig it up.
Moon
153
Letrang C a maging O, O maging C.
(Pamp.,—also Tag.) Bulan
The letter C becomes O, O becomes C.
154
Sim-migpatac ti tanobong silaoco a nagodong; sim-migpatac ti alodig, silaoco nga nagaoid.
(Iloc.) Bulan quen bituen
I chop a tanobong for light when I go to town; I chop an alodig for light when I go home.
Moon and stars
A tanobong is a sort of bambu; alodig is a small bush.
155
Adda maysa nga dalayap imporoac co idiay tayac no may bagam cucuanac.
(Iloc.) Bulan
There was a lemon which I threw out into the wide plain. Guess it and I shall be yours.
Moon
156
Ako ay naghasik nang mais, pagka umaga ay palis.
(Tag.) Bituin
I sowed maize grains; in the morning they were swept away.
Stars
The stars, grains of maize, disappear with the dawn.Page 62
157
Sangaplato nga busi maoarasanna amin ti inilinili.
(Iloc.) Bituen
A plate of roasted rice can be spread all over the town.
Stars
158
Mayaquit alila nung ing sumbu macaslag ya, dapot nung capilan milaco ya carin la paquit.
(Pamp.) Batuin at aldo
When the lamp is shining they can scarcely be seen, but when it is taken away they become visible.
Stars and sun
159
Abong nen Don Juan agnalocasan.
(Pang.) Aguco
Don Juan’s house, you cannot open.
Sun
160
Caoayan queling agnataquiling.
(Pang.) Agueo
You cannot look directly at caoayan queling.
Sun
A sort of bambu, of great diameter.
161
Isbu ti andidit di masirip.
(Iloc.) Ynit
Andidit’s urine cannot be looked at.
Sun
The andidit is a cricket.Page 63
162
Kung ako ay iyong pakatitigan pagkita sa akiy di mapapalaran.
(Tag.) Arao
If you look at me, you cannot see me.
Sun
163
Nagmulaac iti saba idiay daya saan a nagbunga ta naabac ti cuenta, nagmulaac iti niog idiay laud saan a nagugut ta naabac iti panonotna.
(Iloc.) Ynit quen bulan
I planted a banana in the east and it did not fruit for it lost the count and I planted a cocoanut in the west and it did not sprout because it lost its mind.
Sun and moon
Hole.
164
Tapat nga guindadugangan tapat nga nagamag-an.
(Bis.) Buho
The larger it grows, the lighter it becomes.
A hole
House: and parts.
165
Dinan yan penalsay Dios ya say quenantoit maengal?
(Pang.) Abong
What creature of God, having eaten makes a noise?
166
Ama iti pinarsua ni Apo Dios nga agtagtagari ti quin nanna?
(Iloc.) Balay
What creature of Lord God has talking its food?
House
167
Ama iti parsua ni Apo Dios nga umona nga agsilia sa agap-ap.
(Iloc.) Balay
What creature of Lord God puts the saddle first and then the blanket?
House
The roof of a house is built before the walls.
168
Naligo ang Kapitan hindi binasa ang tiyan.
(Tag.) Sahig
The Captain took a bath, but did not wet his belly.
Floor
When being scrubbed with water, the bambu is as promptly dry as a duck’s back.
168
Hindi hayop, hindi tao nag ngangalan nang Tranquilino.
(Tag.) Trangk’a nang pinto
Not animal, not man; its name is Tranquilino.
Lock of door
Mere resemblance in sound between Page 65Tranquilino, a personal name, and Trangka—a lock.
169
Kung sino ang naunang umakiat siyang nahuli sa lahat.
(Tag.) Pagaatip
He who climbed first became the last.
Nipa thatching
In roofing the work begins at the lower part and ends at the ridge.
170
Adda ay ayatec nga gayyem (amigo) ngem saanco a cayat a casango.
(Iloc.) Adigi
I have a loving friend but I do not wish to face him.
Post
A post in the house construction. Mothers punish naughty children by standing them in the corner facing the post.
171
Quimmali siramari quimmagat.
(Iloc.) Adigi
Set into the ground, breaks through, and bites.
Post
A post in house construction meets the requirement. It is firmly planted, penetrates flooring, and clutches and holds a rafter or other pole.Page 66
172
Atin cung metung a caballero pabanua yang makakabayo, dapot eya mamako.
(Pamp.) Pakabayu ning bubungan
I have a horseman who has been riding for a year but has not gone a bit.
Rider of bambu, over the ridge to keep the nipa from being blown away.
173
Balubog nang ama mo, pina arawan co.
(Tag.) Palupo nang babay
I let the sunshine on your father’s back; i.e. the sun shines on your father’s back.
The long poles at the roof crest of the house.
These poles are the “father’s back;” they are directly exposed to the sun’s rays.
174
No omoli baro, no omolog balo.
(Iloc.) Atep
When it ascends it is new (young); When it goes down it is a widow.
175
Minalemae nga agtacop binigatac met nga agpiguis.
(Iloc.) Tandoc
I mend it every evening, I tear it every morning.
Window
176
Na labi mansacabac; no agueo manpilatae.
(Pang.) Ventana
At night closed; in day open.
Window
177
Abosta kippit, Comalcalipkip.
(Iloc.) Riquep
Although thin, it can slide.
Window shutter
Implements.
178
Ypacapetco toy colisipeo dita bocotmo maimbagan ta nasaquitmo.
(Iloc.) Tandec
I place my colisipco upon your back and it cures your illness.
Cupping-horn
Colisipco is a slender bambu sucking tube. Tandoc is a piece of horn for blood-letting.Page 68
179
Adda maysa nga amigoc no icaraed cod toy olic, maornos datoy booc.
(Iloc.) Sagaysay
I have a friend and when I arrange my head, my hair is in order.
Comb
180
Aniat ina ni saba?
(Iloc.) Ni daga
Quet ania met ti amana?
Barrita
What is the mother of the banana?
The earth
And what its father?
Digging-stick
181
Tombong con tombong manpilicay gustum.
(Pang.) Agniob
Intestine (gut) choose what you want.
Fire-blower
It is a simple tube of bambu.
182
Magdala ya laman mete, mamita yang laman mabie.
(Pamp.) Mamaduas ing apana ating asan a dumamit.
He carries the flesh of the dead, but seeks the flesh of the living.
183
Banga sadi Sinait, naapinan ti nangisit.
(Iloc.) Tintiroan
A pot from Sinait, lined with black.
Ink bottle
184
Adda bassit nga quita nga casla tisa ngem mabalinna nga ayoanan ti maysa nga balasang nga casla mangayoan a cas maysa nga leon.
(Iloc.) Tulbec
There is a little thing like a piece of crayon, but it can guard a lady like a lion.
Key
185
Hindi madangkal, hindi madipa, pinag-tutuangan nang lima.
(Tag.) Carayom
You can not span it, you cannot measure it by your outstretched arms, and it is being carried by five.
Needle
186
Begut nc ing andang tinuki ya ing ubingan.
(Pamp.) Carayum ampong sinulad.
He pulled out a stick and it was followed by a snake.
187
Na una ang trozo sa manghihila.
(Tag.,—also Bis., Pang.) Carayom
The log comes first, then the hauling cable.
Needle (and thread)
188
Tinoduc ni ampalocneng ti obet ni ampatang quen.
(Iloc.) Dagum
The soft one is thrust through the anus of the hard one.
Needle and thread
189
Ania nga abut iti tacopan iti iapadana nga abut?
(Iloc.) Iquet
What hole do you mend with holes?
Net
190
Magmagnaac mangibatbatiac ti magnaac agbalbalicas.
(Iloc.) Pluma
I am walking leaving tracks where I walk.
Pen
191
Mangipatacderac ti adigi madomadoma a corte.
(Iloc.) Pluma
I set up a post variously cut (fashioned).
The pen of this riddle is the old-time quill pen.
192
Con uyatan naga lacat; con buhi-an naga liguid.
(Bis.) Pluma
When held it goes; When let loose it lies down.
Pen
193
Bolong na unas mancancanioas.
(Pang.) Catli
Sugarcane leaves moving crisscross.
Scissors
194
Pukeng payat nangangagat.
(Tag.) Gunteng
A narrow vagina bites.
Scissors
195
Maysa nga colibangbang tinaoentaoen nga mangan.
(Iloc.) Raquem
There is a butterfly which is eating every year.
Rice knife
The small knife used to cut rice. Its shape suggests that of a butterfly.
196
Diac maquita nacamolagatac; no abbongac maquitac.
(Iloc.) Anteojos
I cannot see although my eyes are Page 72wide open; if I cover, I can see.
Spectacles
Insects: and other invertebrates.
197
Diotay pa si compare cahibalo na mag saca sa lubu.
(Bis.) Subay
My compadre is tiny, yet he knows how to climb up a cocoanut tree.
Ant
198
Bahay ni Man Tute haligue ay bali-bali.
(Tag.) Alimango
House of Mr. Tute, whose rafters are twisted.
Crab
199
Nano nga pispis nga ua-ay pag lupad, may pac-pac cag may bala-hibu, cag naga butu.
(Bis.) Ulang
What bird is it, having wings cannot fly, which makes its nest and hatches its young under its wings?
Crayfish
200
No umolog maturog; no umoli tomacqui.
(Iloc.—also Pang.) Alinta
When it goes down, it sleeps; when Page 73it goes up it drops waste matter.
Earthworm
201
Magmagna mamingpingqui.
(Iloc.) Colalanti
Walking, it strikes fire. Makes a spark.
Fireflies
202
Con sa latagon palanacal; con sa balay magansal; pero con sa mesa in a ugdang.
(Bis.) Lango
Out in the field she talks too much; In the house she makes much noise; But when at table she is quiet.
Fly
203
Ang patay nag bata sing buhi, ang buhi nag bata cag ang iya bata iya guin bilin sa patay, cag ang patay amo ang nag buhi sang bata sang buhi.
(Bis.) Langao, uhid, carne
A living thing left its young to a dead thing; this dead thing gave nourishment to the young of the living thing.
Fly, maggots, meat
204
Siasino iti parsua ni apotayo nga Dios nga casla agropropa a caballo Page 74quet iti payacna casla bulong iti caoayan?
(Iloc.) Dudon
What creature of our Lord God has a face like a horse and wings like bambu leaves?
Grasshopper
205
Adda maysa nga tumatayal yanna amin nga lugar uray no tayac quen cabaquiran, quet iti rupana rupa iti baca, iti tengnguedna tengngued iti caballo, iti barocongna barocong iti tao, iti payacna casla bolong iti caoayan iti ipusna casla uleg, iti sacana casla saca iti tocling.
(Iloc.) Oasay-oasay
There is a flying thing, which stays anywhere,—even in the forest and tayac; its face is the face of a cow, its neck the neck of a horse, the breast the breast of a man, the wing is like the leaf of a bambu, his tail resembles a snake, and his feet look like the feet of a bird.
206
Madilim na bundoc hayop na walan buto.
(Tag.) Cutu
Dark mountain—boneless animal.
Louse
207
Atimon sa cagulangan ua-ay alipopo-an.
(Bis.) Lusa
Melon of the wilderness without a stem.
Nit
208
Ating metung a cacanan ing queang pengan marayu ya qung atian.
(Pamp.) Paro
There is a certain thing to eat; its fleshiness is far from its belly.
Shrimp
209
Ing labuad nang quebaitan yang ena na buring balicad, uling ing hie na carin mipalamang.
(Pamp.) Yamuc
He does not like to return to the land where he was born for there he will meet his fate.
Mosquito
Born of water; he drowns in water.Page 76
210
Aling hayop dito sa mundo, ang inilalakad ay ulo?
(Tag.) Suso
What animal in this world walks with his head?
Snail
211
Maysa a naparato ti catayna pagsilona.
(Iloc.) Laoalaoa
A joker uses his spittle for a snare.
Spider
212
Ating palacio mitmu yang cuartu, balang metung a cuartu maqui metung yang curatu.
(Pamp.) Calaba ning tainumu, o panilan.
There is a palace full of rooms, each containing a priest.
Honeycomb
213
Aroi Dom Pedro, hindi macolabas sa carcel?
(Tag.) Tinik
Oh! Don Pedro, why don’t you get out of prison?
Sting
Tinik means either a sting of an insect or the thorn of a plant. It is the sting or thorn which here is considered in prison and exhorted to escape.Page 77
Lamp.
214
Metung a butil a pale kitmu ne ing bale.
(Pamp.) Sumbu
A single grain of rice, filled the whole house.
A lamp
215
Memala ya ing labak meto ya ing tugak.
(Pamp.) Sumbu
The swamp dried up and the frog died.
An oil lamp
216
Adda lognac quen adda met agtaytayab daytoy nga agtaytayab aggiyan ditoy nga lognac quet no mamamagaan daytoy nga lognaquen matay met datoy agtaytayaben.
(Iloc.) Lamparaan
There is a pond and a bird; this bird lives in the pond. When the pond dries up, the bird dies.
Lamp
Love.
217
Aniat casam itan ti nasamit?
(Iloc.) Ayat
What is the sweetest of the sweet?
218
Ania ti ayat nga agmalmalem?
(Iloc.) Ti apagcascasar
What love lasts all day?
Of those just married
219
Ramaycot panagaladco luac ti panagsibugco.
(Iloc.) Panangasaoa
I fence with my fingers; I water with my tears.
To marry
220
Nag molaac iti masetas ditoy locong iti dacolapco iti pinag si bogco toy loac quet iti pinamorosco toy matac.
(Iloc.) Nagayanayat
I planted a plant in the midst of the palm of my hand, I watered it with my tears, I gathered it with my eyes.
Loving each other
221
Acoi nag tanim nang dayap sa gitna nang dagat marami ang nahanap, iisa ang naka palad.
(Tag.,—also Iloc.) Dalaga
I planted a lemon tree in the middle of the sea many sought it only one found it.
222
Oalay saquey ya dalayap temmobod puegley na dayat amayamay ya manped peraod sac sacquey so acagaoat.
(Pang.) Panangasasa
There is a lemon-tree growing in the middle of the sea; many people desire to take it, but cannot; only one person can succeed.
Your sister
To be married.
Mat.
223
Mig quera cu babo ebus, lalam sasa cu me tudtud.
(Pamp.) Dase
I lay down upon the buri, under the nipa I slept.
Petate
The sleeping mat is laid down upon the floor (of buri); the roof is of nipa.
224
Sa gabey dagat sa arao ay bumbong.
(Tag.) Baneg
At night it is a sea, in the day it is the bambu carry-tube.
Petate
The petate is the sleeping mat of rushes; in the day-time it is rolled up and set away; at night it is unrolled and spread Page 80upon the floor. The word sea is often used for any extended or flat surface.
225
No aldao tubong no rabii dadali.
(Iloc.) Icamen
If day a tube; if night a flounder.
Sleeping mat=petate
Mirror.
226
Quitquitaec quet quitaennac; no cataoaac cataoaan nac.
(Iloc.) Espejo
I am looking at it, and it looks at me; if I laugh, it laughs.
Mirror
Musical Instruments.
227
Guerret nga agpucpuc-cao, agpucpuc-cao a guerret.
(Iloc.) Tambor
Guerret crying, crying guerret.
Drum
Guerret is a section cut transversely from a fish. It has somewhat the shape of a drum.
228
Ania ti pinarsua ni Apo Dios nga iti ngioat na adda ti tian-na maymaysa taequiag na, quen ti ramay na adda ti bocot ti dacolapna, quen naquinruar ti baguisna.
There is a creature made by Lord God whose mouth is in his belly; he has one arm and his fingers are in his back; and his intestines are outside.
Guitar
229
Secal que batal legari que atian, ginulisac yang masican.
(Pamp.) Dibil
I choked him, I sawed him across the belly, he screamed furiously.
Violin
Nature Elements.
230
Bibingca nang hari, hindi mo mahati.
(Tag.) Tubig
The king’s cake, you cannot divide it.
Water
231
No tinagbat, nagpiglat.
(Iloc.) Danom
If you chop it, it heals at once.
Water
232
Ing inda maging anak ya, ing anak maging inda ya.
(Pamp.) Yelo
The mother becomes the daughter and the daughter becomes the mother.
233
Siac nacaquitaac iti siam abilit quet pinaltogac iti lima mano iti natedda?
(Iloc.) Lima
I saw nine birds; I shot five of them; how many were left?
Five
The dead ones: the rest flew away.
Occupations.
234
Ang madamu guina dugangan, pero ang diotay guina buhinan.
(Bis.) Ang pag limas sang tubi sa sulod sang sacayan.
The greater is increased, the smaller is diminished.
When water is pumped out of a boat.
235
Ang iya olo sapat, ang iya lanao cahoy cag ang iya icog tauo.
(Bis.) Carabao arado cog tauo.
His head is an animal, his body is wood and his tail is man.
Plowing
236
Adda tallo nga caquita; dadiay immona magmagna nga aoan tagarina; Page 83dadiay maicadua mangmangan quet; dadiay maicatlo magmagna nga tomanagari.
(Iloc.) Agarado
There are three things; the first is walking without talking; the second is eating; the third is walking and talking.
Plowing
The carabao, the plow, and the man.
237
Manoc cong pute, nag talon sa pusale.
(Tag.) Hugas bigas
My white chicken jumped into the puddle.
Rice-washing
The water that runs from rice washing is white; it falls from the kitchen down into the accumulated water under the house.
238
Ania ti aramid ti babay a dina malpas?
(Iloc.) Abel
What woman’s work is never finished?
Weaving
There is always a lower edge which cannot be woven.Page 84
Persons.
239
Acoi nag tanem nang sile sa tabe nang catre, ang idinileg coi, puro ang ibinungay diamante.
(Tag.) Bata
I planted a pepper near a bed, I watered it with honor, it yielded a precious jewel.
Baby
240
Con mag atubang si tatay; apang con mag talicud si nanay.
(Bis.) Insik
If it faces you it is your father; but if it turns its back it is your mother.
Chinaman
Seen from before the general appearance is that of a man; from behind, a woman.
241
Taung inucul dang loco, dapot ing dapat na mibulalag quing yatu.
(Pamp.) Cristobal Colon
One whom they thought a fool, his work beeame world-known.
Columbus
242
Nag habla ang may sala nag tago ang justicia.
The culprit appears in court, the justice is hidden.
The Confessional
The person confessing is plainly seen; the priest receiving the confession is out of sight.
243
Nagmolaac iti pipino idiay arisadsad ti convento dimet nagbunga ti pipino no di Sto. Cristo.
(Iloc.) Natay
I planted a pip near the convent but it did not produce a squash but Sto. Cristo.
A dead person
244
Ania ti ringgor nga saan nga agtaud ti dila?
(Iloc.) Umel
What quarrel is not made with the tongue?
A dumb man’s
245
Sin-o ang napatay nga guin lubung sa tiyan sang iya nanay?
(Bis.) Pari
Who died, who was buried in his mother’s bosom?
Friar
He was buried in the church.
246
Duro co nga dalagan pero ua-ay aco dinalaganan?
(Bis.) Naga sacay sa duyanPage 86
Who was running fast but did not move from where he started?
One in a hammock
247
Ing makalub makalual ya, ing makalual makalub ya.
(Pamp.) Ing inda ampo ing anak.
What was exposed is inside, what was inside is exposed.
Mother and babe, when the latter is baptized.
The mother stays at home in the house.
248
Pinonggosco a pinongos bino caycayan iti Dios.
(Iloc.) Masicog
I grasped and grasped and God loosed it.
Pregnant woman
249
Ania ti anac a mangisquis quen mana.
(Iloc.) Ti mangrarit ti piracna.
What child shaves his mother?
Who spends her money
250
Aniat baybay a di aglippias?
(Iloc.) Ti Quinaquirmet
What sea does not overflow?
Though he has abundance he gives out none.
251
Con tulcon nimo uala sia pag pahuay sang lacat apang uala man sing limacatan.
(Bis.) Manoghabol
She appears to be always walking, but after all is still in her place as before.
A weaver
Plants.
252
Deli queenteng kaballero rianu mang tiknang an nang palacio, agad yanag malaso.
(Pamp.) Balite
A gallant horseman causes any castle in which he is to crumble to pieces.
The Balite
This is the great parasitic fig, which encloses other trees in its embrace.
253
Adda maysa nga cayo nga bulong nga bulong di met agsabong; sanga nga sanga dimet agbunga.
(Iloc.) Caoayan
There is a plant that produces leaves after leaves, but no flowers; branches after branches, but no fruit.
254
Siroc iti balay ti bacnang di macaycayan.
(Iloc.) Bulong ti caoayan
Under the bacnang’s house it cannot be clean.
Bambu leaves
255
Nab-barnasi sin accab-bing-nga udde sicuana.
(Gad.,—also Iloc., Pang., Bis.) Ufud.
When newly-born, well dressed, but when he gets old he is naked.
Bambu shoot
The bud is covered with a down, which disappears.
256
Nang munte ay may tapis, nang lumaki ay bulisles.
(Tag.) Caoayan
When young she wore a tapis; when grown she is unclad
Bambu shoot
The tapis is the most characteristic part of the woman’s dress. It is a wide band of dark cloth (black or brown) worn over the other clothing, around the whole middle part of the body.Page 89
257
Nanganak ang virgen itinapon ang lampen.
(Tag.) Sagueng
The virgin gave birth to a child and threw away the blanket.
Banana
258
Nanganak ang asuang sa tuktok nagdaan.
(Tag.) Sagueng
An asuang gave birth to a child from the top.
Banana
259
Naguit-log ni cannaoay inocopan ni teg-gaac idi cuan guiaoen ni oac ti nagtaraquen.
(Iloc.) Saba
A stork laid an egg; the crane hatched a lark from it; the crow took care of the young.
Banana
260
Sancadaoa sangalabba.
(Iloc.) Sangcabulig a saba
A seed-bearing stem; one fills a basket.
Bunch of bananas
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Macagto sa simbahan si Mary, pito o ualo ang iya saya.
(Tag.) Puso
Mary is going to church having seven or eight shirts.
The bud is wrapped or folded within a number of bracts.
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Adda puso a maysa dagat nag apuanna alupasit naglasatanna.
(Iloc.) Puso ti saba
There is a heart that came from the earth and pushed up through alupasit.
The heart of the banana
Alupasit is banana fibre.
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Caballo moreno umosoc idiay ngato.
(Iloc.) Sabonganay ti saba
The red horse comes out upward.
Banana flowers
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Isda co sa Sapa-sapa sapin-sapin ang taba.
(Tag.) Saha nang saguing
My fish in Sapa-sapa has manifold layers of fat.
Stem of banana
The stem of a banana cut through shows in wrapping layers, not unlike fat.
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Dasug ca kaka, libutad ya y inda.
(Pamp.) Saging ampo ding sui na
Move on my brother, let mother be in the middle.
A banana plant and its suckersPage 91
The new ones displace the older ones, pushing them outward.
268
Ang puno lubi; ang dahon espada; ang bunga bala.
(Bis.) Cahoy ngaburi
The trunk cocoanut; the leaves swords; the fruit bullets.
Buri palm
267
Angibitinac na liquen tangtanga yey mamasiquen.
(Pang.) Camantilis
I was hung by a potring; the old men looked up at me.
Camachili
The pendent fruit suggests the riddle.
268
Nano nga sapat nga ang iya palod hayang pero ang iya tudlo culub?
(Bis.) Packing sang lubi
What animal is it which has its palm upside up but its fingers upside down?
Cocoanut leaves
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Payung y Santa Maria amena mabata.
(Gad.) Tafal
Saint Mary’s umbrella cannot be wetted.
This is the cultivated plant commonly known as taro. Its great leaf sheds water perfectly.
270
No malipatam maca-alaca; quet no malaguipmo dica maca-ala.
(Iloc.) Poriquet=amorsico
If you do not remember, you get; but if you do remember, you do not get.
Grass-burs
271
Agsabong dina met bonga agsanga isut bongana.
(Iloc.) Mais
It produces a flower but it is not its fruit; it produces branches which are its fruit.
Maize
272
Nag tapis nang nag tapis nacalitao ang bulbolis.
(Tag.) Mais
She wore and wore her tapis yet her pubic hair was displayed.
Maize
The green husks are considered the tapis, or wrap about the mid-body; the silk appearing from the husk wrapping is the pubic hair.Page 93
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Alo-divino de gracia malayo ang bulaklak sa bunga.
(Tag.) Mais
Of all divine gifts it is the only plant whose flower is far from the fruit.
Maize
274
Tite nang Ingles, puno nang gales.
(Tag.) Mais
The Englishman’s ——— is full of pustules.
Maize; ear
275
Siasino iti pinarsua ni Apo Dios nga umuna nga matay santo agbonga?
(Iloc.—also Pang.) Sarguelas
What thing our Lord God made dies first and then fruits?
Plum tree
276
Uala sa langit, uala sa lupa, ang dahon ay sariwa?
(Tag.) Quiapo
It is not in heaven, it is not on earth, its leaves are fresh.
Quiapo
The water-lettuce; it covers the surface of quiet spots in rivers.Page 94
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Cung hindi lamang si tagabundok si tagalati ay mahuhulog.
(Tag.) Iyantok at parvid
But for the one living in the mountain the one living in the swamp would fall.
Nipa and rattan
The rattan (growing in the mountain) is used to lash on the nipa (growing in the swamp) to the house framework.
278
No colditenca matayea quet no adayoanca mabiagea.
(Iloc.) Bainbain
If I touch you you will die; but if I get away from you you will live.
Sensitive plant
279
Adda maysa a cayo idiay toctoc adda bobonco.
(Iloc.) Silag
There is a tree up there and I have a well on it.
Silag
A sort of palm, the bud is cut out and a sweet sap secured.
280
Tagbatec ta sacam: inomec ta daram.
(Iloc.) Unas
I chop your feet; I drink your blood.
281
Lalabas cu, tindus dacn.
(Pamp.) Sulput
I was going out into the field, they pierced me.
A grass with slender and sharp seeds.
282
Pinagsakitan kong aking matuklasan ang bagay na isang ninais makamtan at nang sa pagkita ay hindi mapalaran tinaglay-taglay ko hangang kamatayan.
(Tag.) Tinik
I sought a thing I wished to get, and as I could not find it I kept it until my death.
Spine
283
Adda tal-lo a Princesas sag-gaysa ti coartoda ngem saan da nga agquiquita.
(Iloc.) Tagunbao
There are three princesses; each has a separate room and they cannot see each other.
Tagunboa
A shrub used for hedges, with a tripartite pod or capsule.
284
Ania iti mula a uray bolding mailasinna?
What thing is blind but can select?
Thorn
Qualities.
285
Aniat cala-adan ti bomaro atao?
(Iloc.) Ti quinasuquer
What is the worst disfigurement for a young man?
Disobedience
Relationship.
286
Ano ang itatawag mo sa biyenang babayi nang asawa nang kapatid mo?
(Tag.) Ina
What will you call the mother-in-law of your sister’s husband?
Mother
287
Ang amain kong buo ay may isang kapatid na babayi, ngunit siyai hindi ko naman ali. Sino siya?
(Tag.) Aking ina
My uncle has a sister but she is not my aunt. Who is she?
My mother
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Ang mga babaying A at B ay nakasalubong sa daan ng dalawang lalaki; at nagwika si A; naito na ang ating mga ama, mga Page 97ama nang ating mga anak; at mga tunay nating.
(Tag.) Ang ama ni A ay napakasal kay B at ang ama ni B ay napakasal kay A at nagkaroon sila nang tigisang anak.
Ladies A and B met two men and said, “There come our fathers, fathers of our sons and our own husbands.”
A’s father married with B and B’s father with A, and each of them had a child.
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Nang malapos nang madalao nang isang lalaki ang isang bilango ay tinanong nang bantay; ano mo ba ang tawong iyon? Kapatid mo ba o ano? Ang sagot nang bilango ay ito; akoy ualang kapatid, ni pamangkin ni amain, ni nuno, ni apo, ni kahit kaibigan; ngungit ang ama nang tawong iyan, ay anak nang anak nang aking ama. Ano nang bilango ang tawong iyon.
(Tag.) Anak
After a man visited a prisoner, Page 98the guard asked him—“is that man your brother, or what?” The prisoner’s answer was, “I have no brother, no uncle, no nephew, no grandfather, neither grandson nor friend; but that man’s father is my father’s son. “Who was that man?
Son
Religious.
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Oalayan pinalsay Dios ya amayamay iran sanaagui et sacsaquey so pait da.
(Pang.—also Bis.) Colintas
Many of them, brothers—but they have only one bodytube.
Beads
291
Adda tal-lo gasut a bacac maymaysat nanglidingac.
(Iloc.) Cuentas
I have three hundred cattle, with a single nose cord.
Beads
292
Nacno agapaldua.
(Pang.) Simbaan
Only half full.
Church
293
Napuno pero ua-ay mag tunga.
(Bis.) Simbahan
They said it was full but it was half-full.
294
Idi nagcasar ni Ina quen ni Ama avanac pay a dara ngem idi nagbuniag ni Apo siac ti namadrino.
(Iloc.) Cristo
When my father and mother were married I was not yet in the womb, but when my grandfather was baptized I was his godfather.
Christ
296
Dua ti taquiagna, maysat sacana, adda olo aoan matana.
(Iloc.) Cruz
Two arms, one leg and a head, but no eyes.
Cross
297
Tatlo ang botones, apat ang ohales.
(Tag.,—also Bis.) Cristo
Three buttons, four holes.
Crucifix
298
May isang batang lalaque, umakyat sa camachile nang hindi ma ca puede, likod ang idinale.
(Tag.) Si Cristo
There is a boy climbed up a camachili tree; when he could not stand it he climbed on his back.
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Maysa a cayo nagango idiay poona nabasa idiay tingana, nagango met ti ngodona.
(Iloc.) Sto Cristo
A tree dry at the foot, wet in the middle, dry also above.
Christ, i.e, crucifix
300
Aramid ti masirib canen ti nalaing. amin a macaquita pasig amin a logpi.
(Iloc.) Ostia
Work of a wise man, eaten by a wise man; all who see are lame.
The host
301
Akoi nag tanim nang sicolo sa gitna nang convento, ibinunga ay si Cristo.
(Tag.) Hostia
I planted a sicolo in the midst of the convent; it bore Christ for fruit.
The host
A sicolo is a small piece of money; it here relates to the contribution made at communion service.
302
Isang tubong sinanduyon, abut sa langit ang dahon.
A sugarcane without joints, whose leaves reach heaven.
Prayer
303
Nang maitayo na yaong hangang baywang nagbitiu ng pawang kalunkut lunkutan.
(Tag.) Ang pitong wikang iniaaral nang pari sa Viernes Santo.
After he hid from his feet to his waist he gave very sad things.
The preaching in the pulpit by a priest about the seven utterances of Christ on Good Friday.
304
Aquinngatot cadsaaran, aquinbabat bobengan.
(Iloc.) Polpito
The floor is higher, the roof lower.
Pulpit
i.e. than that of the building in which it stands.
305
Sag magkakapatid na pitong sin liyag ako ang naunang nagkitang liwanag. At ako rin naman yaong nagkapalad na tawaging bunso sa kanilang lahat.
(Tag.) Ang pitong linggo nang Cuaresma.Page 102
Seven brothers are we; the firstborn was I but I am the youngest of all.
The seven weeks of Quaresma.
306
Asin ti yanti espiritu iti bagui?
(Iloc.) Aquincatiquid nga abaga.
Where is the spirit in the body?
In the left shoulder
In making the sign of the cross the word spirit comes when the left shoulder is pointed to.
307
Adda pitu a botonisco; maymaysat pinat pategco.
(Iloc.) Domingo
I have seven buttons; I like one best.
Sunday
308
Pitu casiglot maymaysat nairut.
(Iloc.) Domingo
Seven twined (“twisted”), only one tight.
Sunday
309
Contirad contibong; bandera ti lobong.
(Iloc.) Torre
Sharp and long; flag of the world.
310
Caoayan bayog ag nayogayog.
(Pang.) Torre
Caoayan bayog1 you cannot shake it.
Tower
311
Mayroon akong pitong bunga nang kohol ibinigay co sa iyo ang anim at ang isang natira sa akin ay ibig mo pang kunin.
(Tag.) Ang pitong arao nang isang linggo.
I have seven oranges. I gave you six and you want to take the remaining one.
The seven days of the week
312
Minagaling pa ang basag cay sa baong ualang lamat.
(Tag.) Ang sabi sa evangelio ni Cristo ay ganito. Hindi rao sia naparito o nanoag dito sa lupa para sacupin ang mga banal cung di ang macasalanan.
Better the broken piece than the whole without crack.
In the gospel Christ said that he did not Page 104come upon earth for the righteous but for the sinner.
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Cung uala cay magbigay ca at cung meroon ay huagna.
(Tag.) Nung ang nga fariseo ay nacahuli nang mangangaluniang babae ay i ni habla cay Cristo, at ang canilang sabi, Hindi po ba maestro na sabi sa ley ni Moises na sino mang mahuli sa pangangalunia ay pupuculin nang bato hangan sa mamatay. Ang isinagot ni Cristo; sino mang ualang sala ay cumuha nang bato at puclin na.
Give if you have none; if you have don’t give.
When the Pharisees caught a woman in adultery, they took her before Christ. They said, “what sentence do you give to those taken in adultery, since in the law of Moses it is commanded that the woman taken in adultery shall be stoned until she die.” Christ answered, “Let him which is without sin among you cast the first stone.”Page 105
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Humiling ang hari sa canyang alagad nang uala sa kanyat di pa natatangap, ang hiningan naman ay dagling nag-gaoad nang sa boong yatu’y di pa natutuklas.
(Tag.) Ang pagbibinyag ni San Juan Bautista cay Cristo.
The King asked from his soldier what he had not, and the soldier gave him what was not in the world.
The Baptism by St. John Baptist of Christ.
315
Nang mabasag ang bote lalong na paka buti.
(Tag.) Mahal na Virgen
The bottle became better when broken.
The Virgin Mary
“When Mary was yet unmarried and Christ had not yet been born she was not considered very sacred; we say the bottle was not yet broken. When she was married to Joseph and Christ was born she became very sacred; so we say that when the bottle was broken the better it became.”Page 106
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Nang pitasin ang hinog hilas ang siang nahulog.
(Tag.) Noong magpapugot si Herodes nang mga bata dahilan sa gusto niang mapatay si Cristo. Napatay ang meroon 1000 bata data puat si Cristo hinde napatay. Sa macatuid napitas nia ang hilao at ang hinog ay hindi. Si Cristo sapagcat puno nang carunungan ay ipinalagay na hinog at ang mga bata ay hilao sapagcat sila ualapang carunungan.
When he plucked the ripe, the unripe fell.
When King Herod wanted to kill Christ, he ordered to kill all children; he thought that if all the children in his country were killed, Christ could not escape. But he did not know how powerful Christ was. So the children who knew nothing (were unripe) fell and Christ (ripe) because he knows everything escaped.
317
Ipinalit ang guinto sa bibinga.
(Tag.) Page 107Ito i nauucol sa pagsacop ni Cristo sa ating casalanan na hindi cailangan sia mamatay masacop lamang ang ating casalanan na siang catulad ng bibinga at ang caniang pagca Dios na catulad ang guinto.
Sand is changed to gold.
This applies to Christ, when he redeemed our sins. He did not value his life but gave it that we might be saved from our sins. His life is gold because he was full of knowledge; he died on account of our sins which are like sand.
Reptiles, etc.
318
Nang munti ay may buntot nang lumakiy napugot.
(Tag.) Palaca
When he was little he had a tail but when he was grown he had none.
Frog
319
Adda maysa nga ubing nga adda idiay danum ngem di met uminom.
(Iloc.) Tocak
There is a boy living in the water who does not drink.
320
Baston ti bacnang saan mo nga maiganan.
(Iloc.,—also Pang.) Uleg
The bacnang’s cane, you cannot hold it.
Snake
Bacnang, a man of wealth.
321
No nacariing nacamulagat; no nacaturog nacamuldagat.
(Iloc.) Uleg
If awake, his eyes wide open; if asleep, his eyes wide open.
Snake
322
Anano nga sapat nga con maglacat, dala nia ang iya balay?
(Bis.,—also Pang.) Ba-o
What animal carries his house wherever he goes?
Turtle
323
Tata a tolay icacangcalinna na balena.
(Gad.) Dagga
A man who always carries his house along with him.
Turtle
324
Magmagna itugtogotnat balayna.
(Iloc.) Pag-ong
Walking and walking and carrying his own house.
325
Eto na si caca may sunong na dampa.
(Tag.) Pagong
Here comes brother with a house over his head.
Turtle
326
Magma nagcal-logong no maibagam pag-ong.
(Iloc.) Pag-ong
Walking, wearing his hat.
Turtle
Road.
327
Bulong ti saba umac-acaba; bulong ti niog umat-atid-dog.
(Iloc.) Calzada
Leaf of a banana become wider; leaf of a cocoanut become longer.
Road
328
Nagmolaac iti carabosa iti santac na macada non idiay Manila.
(Iloc.) Calzada
I planted a calabash; its branches can reach to Manila.
Road
Also has for answer, telegraph line.
329
Nan ta ne mac na laver ed Dagupan angad diay lanioto.
I have planted a betel-tree in Dagupan but its roots reach to here.
Road
Shade, Shadow, etc.
330
No aoan sapolsapolen ngem no adda saan mo met nga alaen.
(Iloc.) Linong
Tf there is none you are seeking it; if there is some you do not take it.
Shade
331
Ania ti umona nga aramiden diay vaca no lumgac ti in it?
(Iloc.) Quitaenna diay anninioanna
What is the first thing the cow does when the sun rises?
Looks at its shadow
332
No magnaac iti nasipnget aoan caduac quet no magnaac iti nalaoag adda caduac.
(Iloc.) Anninioan
If I walk in the dark I have no companion; if I walk in the light I have one.
Shadow
333
No tilioec tilioennac; no itarayac camatennac.
If I catch, it catches; if I run away it chases me.
Shadow
334
Diad ogtoy agueo oalay mapalit con anapuen no na anap co agco alaen.
(Pang.) Serom
At noon I must depart to find; if I can find it, I will not take.
Shadow
335
Milub yang alang liban, linual yang alang liualan.
(Pamp.) Anina tamu a mayayaquit quing salamin.
He came in through no door and went out through no door.
Reflection in a mirror
Smoking.
336
San Fernando at Bakulod sabay na nasunog.
(Tag.) Cigarillo
San Fernando and Bacolor were burned at the same time.
Cigarette
The paper and the tobacco are consumed together.Page 112
Storm, Sky, etc.
337
Daluang dahon nang pinda-pinda, sing lalapad sing gaganda.
(Tag.) Langit at lupa
Two leaves of pinda-pinda equal in width and beauty.
Sky and earth
338
Quinosicus a barraas; no maib-agam cucuanac.
(Iloc.) Quimat
Twisted like a barraas; tell it and I am yours.
Lightning
The word barraas is local. Perhaps the name of some vine.
339
Baston ni San Josep indi ma isip.
(Bis.) Ulan
Saint Joseph’s canes cannot be counted.
Rain
Drops of rain in a tropical storm may well suggest rods or staves.
340
Buhoc ni Adan, hindi mabilang.
(Tag.) Ulan
Adam’s hair cannot be counted.
341
Isbu ti guelang-guelang di mabilang.
(Iloc.) Todo
Guelang-guelang’s piss, you cannot count.
Rain
342
Vaca co sa Maynila, hangang ditoi, dinig ang unga.
(Tag.) Culog
My cow in Manila, whose mooing is heard here.
Thunder
343
Aniat magna a saan a maquita?
(Iloc.) Angin
What walks that cannot be seen?
Wind
344
Etuna-etuna hindi mo pa naqui-quita.
(Tag.) Hangin
Here it comes, yet you do not see it.
Wind
345
Picabaluan de ding malda alang maca ibic uaga.
(Pamp.) Angin
He is known everywhere but no one can explain what he is.
Wind
Stove.
346
Tal-lo a pugot natured ti pudut.
Three ghosts endure much heat.
Stove
The three supports for the pot are meant. It seems that the pugot (ghost) is black.
347
Tatlong magkakapatid nagtitiis sa init.
(Tag.) Tungko nang calang
Three brothers suffering from the heat.
Pot rests
348
Tatlong mag kakapitid sing pupute nang dibdib.
(Tag.) Calan
Three sisters with equally white breasts.
Stove
They are equally white—i.e. they are all three black from the fire.
349
Nagcal-logong nag pica nagcaballo tallot sacana.
(Iloc.) Dalican
It has a hat and a spear, a horse and three feet.
Stove
350
Malaki ang namahay cay sa bahay.
(Tag.) Calang at ang bahay nang Calang.
The inhabitant is larger than the Page 115house.
Stove and its lower part (called its house.)
351
Na upo si ca Item, sinulot nica Pula.
(Tag.) Pallot at apoy
Compadre “Item” (black) sat down, Compadre “Pula” (red) poked him.
Pot and flame
352
Ing caballero cung negro makasake yang attung cabayu dapat kikiak yang anting loco.
(Pamp.) Balanga ampong nasi.
My black horseman rides three horses but he is crying like a fool.
A pot of cooking rice
The three horses are the firestones or the three supports of the pot in the pottery stove; the bubbling is the crying.
Time.
353
Ania nga aldao ti caatid-dagan?
(Iloc.) Ti aldao a saan a panangan.
What day is the longest?
The day on which you do not eatPage 116
354
Nag daan si Cabo negro, namatay na lahat ang tao.
(Tag.) Gabi
The black Corporal passed, all the people died.
Night
Died, here, is slept.
Tools.
355
Nung eminuna ing malati, ing maragul emituqui.
(Pamp.) Barrenang espiral
If not preceded by the smaller the larger one will not go.
Auger
356
Adda pinarsua iti Dios natanquen ti pammaguina madi a mangan no di matoen ti olona.
(Iloc.) Paet
There is a creature of God whose body is hard; it does not wish to eat unless you strike its head.
Chisel
357
Adda babay a labang di mangan no diai paculan.
(Iloc.) Paet
There is a woman who does not eat unless you strike her.
358
Ing damulag cung dapa, quing gulut ya ta tacla.
(Pamp.) Catam
My crawling carabao excretes its feces upward.
Plane
359
Taot ngato, taot baba, cayot tingana.
(Iloc.) Ragadi
Man above, man below, wood in middle.
Saw
Below the horizontally placed timber to be sawed a pit is dug; one sawyer is below in the pit, the other above, each holds a handle of the great saw, which works up and down.
Toy.
360
Enbontayog coy ecnol quinmocaoc ya tampol.
(Pang.) Bibintarol
I throw the eggs; they crow immediately.
Firecracker
361
Adda abalbalayco a sinam granada rineppetco a binastabasta imbarsacco diay daga nasay sayaat ti cancionna,
I have a toy like a granada; I tied it around and around and threw it on the ground and it sang sweetly.
Top
Trunk.
362
Pusipusec ta pusegmo ta iruarco ta quinnanmo.
(Iloc.) Lacaza
I turn your navel to take out what you have eaten.
Trunk
363
Adda pay maysa nga quita diay balay a naaramid iti cayo quet adda met uppat nga sacana nga babasit quet adda met innem nga acaba quencuana rupano quet agngiao saan nga magna.
(Iloc.) Baol
I have something in my house made of wood; it has four short legs and six flat faces; it squeaks, but cannot walk.
Trunk
Umbrella.
364
No umulog ti señora augucrad ti sampaga.
When the lady comes down the sampaga2 opens.
Umbrella
365
Con butongon pasoc; con induso payog.
(Bis.) Payong
When pulled it is a cane; when pushed a tent.
Umbrella
Utensils, etc.
366
Hindi tayop, hindi tao, apat ang suso.
(Tag.,—also Pang.) Buslo
Not animal, not man. She has four breasts.
Basket
367
Hindi hare, hinde pare, nag dadamet nang sari-sari.
(Tag.) Sampayan
Not king, not padre, it wears many kinds of clothes.
Clothes-line
368
Adda maysa nga ubing a natured ti lammin.
(Iloc.) Sudo
There is a boy, who does not shiver with the cold.
Dipper
This dipper is made from the half of a polished cocoanut shell.Page 120
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Nang isoot coi, tuyo, nang bunuten coi natulo.
(Tag.) Tabo
When I plunged it in it was dry; when I drew it out it was dripping.
Dipper
370
Sacay sino balay ina nga puno sang ventana?
(Bis.) Puluguan
Whose house is that, which is full of windows?
The hen house
371
No adda ti lenong agcalcal logong.
(Iloc.) Caramba
If it is in the shade it wears its hat.
A jar full of water
372
Aniat aramid a nagbaticuling ti sabut.
(Iloc.) Pagbagasan
What work has a gizzard like a sabut?
Storage jar for rice
The sabut is the cocoanut cup or bowl: in the pagbagasan, there is always a ganta for measuring rice. This ganta is the gizzard here meant.Page 121
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Pusepusec ti bato tumbog carayan Veto.
(Iloc.) Gilingan
I turn the stone and there flows out like the Veto river.
Mill
374
Hiniguit co ang yantok, nag bibiling ang bundoc.
(Tag.) Guilingan
I pulled the rope and the mountain turned.
Mill
375
Hiniguit co ang Caguin, nag kakara ang maching.
(Tag.) Guilingan
I pulled the rope and the monkey began to howl.
Mill
Refers to the creaking of the mill, when grinding.
376
Isang malaking babai, sa likuran tumatae.
(Tag.) Guilingan
A big woman, who excretes at the back.
Mill
The meal is here considered as excreted.
377
Dinalas nang dinalas mapute ang lumabas.
Somebody got busy and something white appeared.
Mill
The ground rice pours out from the mill as a white meal.
378
Aldo at bengi macanganga ya, manena ya yang parusa.
(Pamp.) Asung
It gapes day and night awaiting punishment.
Mortar
379
Isa lamang ang sapin, duha ang batiis apat ang pa-a, isa ang lauas, isa ang baba apang uala sing olo.
(Bis.) Luzong
He has but one shoe, two shins, four legs, one body, one mouth, but no head.
Mortar
380
No igamac ta siquet mo lagtoca a lagto.
(Iloc.) Al-o
If I hold your waist you jump and jump.
Pestle
In pounding rice, the great wooden pestle is taken by the middle, which is more slender than the pounding ends.
381
No magna ni arodoc agparintomeng amin a root.
When the creeper passes all the grass kneels.
Plow
382
Cobbo ni amam quiad ni inam sica nga anacda daramodum ca.
(Iloc.) Arado
The father is bent over, the mother is bent back and the son is bent forward.
Plow
This has reference to the different sticks, or pieces, of which the plow is composed.
383
Sa palacol nabuhay
at sa untog namatay.
(Tag.) Palayoc
Produced by hammering but destroyed by a jar.
Pot
Clay for pottery is prepared by pounding it with a light hammer; it is also beaten into shape in the process of giving it form.
384
Pegarenco abot pegarenco abot.
(Pang.) Liquen
I turn over completely, I turn over completely.
Pot ring support
385
Adda abal-balayco a pusipusac a pusipus mabalbal-cut.
I have a thing, which I twine and twine and it is covered.
Weaving spool
386
Nano nga sapat nga baba ang naga caon, mata ang nga pamus-on?
(Bis.) Ayagan
What animal is it, which takes its food through its mouth and excretes it through its eyes?
Sieve
387
Bahay ni Guiring-guiring butas-butas ang sinding.
(Tag.) Bithay
“Guiring-guiring’s” house is full of holes.
Sieve
388
Adda maysa a caballo; tal-lot sacana; no dica sacayan di magna.
(Iloc.) Egad
There is a horse; he has three legs; if you do not ride on him, he never walks.
Copra shredder
389
Limma ac ed Dagupan dugduaray bacatco.
(Pang.) Sali
I went to Dagupan but I left only two footprints.
Sled
390
Aniat aramid a duduat tugaona Page 125inganat panacaparsuana?
(Iloc.) Pasagad
What work has two seats since its creation?
Sled
391
Ania ti uppat ti sacana dudua ti tugotna?
(Iloc.) Pasagad
What has four feet but only two foot-prints?
Rice-sled
The sled for hauling rice has four supports or legs, which end in two runners.
392
Pusepusec ti pengan tum-bog carayan Vigan.
(Iloc.) Dadapilan
I turn the plate and water flows out like the Vigan River.
Sugarmill
393
Oalay baboy con baleg son laben nga libngaleb.
(Pang.) Darapitan
I have a large pig; during the night he grunts.
Sugarmill
Vegetables.
394
Tite nang ama mo, isinubsob co sa abo.
(Tag.) Camote
Your father’s ——— I place in the ashes.
The camote is a sort of sweet potato; it may be baked in the ashes.
395
Nagsabong ti sinan malucong nagbunga uneg ti daga.
(Iloc.) Camote
It produces a flower like a cup; fruit underground.
Camote
396
Sirad mirabilis oalad dalem so sicsic.
(Pang.) Cete
The mirabilis (fish) has his scales inside.
Cete
The cete (“piquante”) is the pepper.
397
Otin nen laquic Duardo batil ya anga ed ngoro.
(Pang.) Palia
My grandfather Eduardo’s ——— is covered with pimples.
Cucumber
398
Oquis nan bagasnan.
(Iloc.) Lasona
Its bark is its seed.
Onion
399
Binili ang isang minithi kong bagay at ang hinahangad ay pakina-bangan, pagdating sa amin ang pinangyarihan, nang gagamitin luha koy bumakal.
I bought a thing I wished to use; when I tried to use it my tears fell.
Onion
400
Isda co sa Mariveles sapin-sapin ang caliskis.
(Tag.) Sile
My fish in Mariveles has manifold scales.
Pepper
Scales laid upon one another; the seeds of the pepper are flat and stacked against one another.
401
Mahanghang hindi naman paminta; maputi hindi naman papel; verde hindi naman suha; turang mong bigla.
(Tag.) Rabanos
It is sharp but not pepper; white but not paper; green but not shaddock; guess what that is.
Radish
402
Ang iloy naga camang ang bata naga pungco.
(Bis.) Calabaza
The mother creeps, and the son sits.
Squash
The mother is the vine; the child is the fruit. The riddle gains point, by suggesting Page 128a reversal of the natural conditions.
403
Ania iti parsua ni Apo Dios nga aoan ti matana aoan ti ngioatna quen aoan ti obetna quet mangan ti ladoc-ladoc?
(Iloc.) Tabungao
What creature of Lord God has no eyes, no mouth, no anus—and eats ladoc-ladoc?
A white squash
Ladoc-ladoc is rice flattened in the mortar by the blows of the pounder. The seeds of the tabungao resemble it.
404
Berdi ya balat, malutu ya laman anti mo ing pacuan.
(Pamp.) Pacuan
Its skin is green and its flesh is like a watermelon.
Watermelon
The riddle is poor, in that it introduces the answer as a term of comparison, in a way to mislead. Similar cases occur in other lands.
405
Verde ang balat pula ang laman espectorante cung turan.
(Tag.) Pacuan
Green skin, red meat, espectorante they call it.
Vision.
406
Limocsoac alabasco agco asabi.
(Pang.) Pacanengneng
I jumped further but I did not reach.
To see
Waves.
407
Naga dalagan nga ua-ay sing ti-il cog naga ngurub nga ua-ay sing baba.
(Bis.) Balod
It runs having no feet and it roars having no mouth.
Waves
Word plays.
408
Ania iti mainaganan ari ditoy bagui?
(Iloc.) Aripoyot
What king (ari) do you name in your body?
Aripoyot
This is the great inner muscle of the upper leg.
409
Cung hindi lamang ang tatlong letra t, o, at s ay kinakain sana siya.
(Tag.) Asintos
But for the letters t o s we would be eating it.
(String)
The word asintos means string; dropping Page 130the letters tos we have asin left, meaning salt.
410
Bugtong pasmiasa, puno at duloi may bunga.
(Tag.) Calamias
Bugtong pas“mias”a, whose trunk and branches have fruit.
Calamias
Bugtong is a riddle: the word pas“mias”a has no meaning. There is here a mere play on the sound of words. “Pas“mias”a suggests the answer.
411
Casano iti panangtiliu iti ugsa a di masapul iti silo, aso, gayang, oen no a aniaman a paniliu?
(Iloc.) Urayec a maloto
How do you take a deer without net, dogs, spear, or other things for catching?
Cooked
412
Laguiung tao, laguiung manuc, delana ning me tung a yayup.
(Pamp.) Culassisi
The name of a man, the name of a chicken, were carried by a bird.
Culas is a man’s name; sisi the name of a chicken. Combined they make a bird’s name.Page 131
413
Indi sapat indi man tano apang, ang ngalan nia si “esco.”
(Bis.,—also Tag.) Escopidor, Escopeta.
Neither animal nor man but its name is “esco.”
Escopidor, Escopeta
A mere play on the words. Esco is a nickname for Francisco. The escupidor is a cuspidor, the escopeta a broom. The meaning of the words goes for nothing. The words are both of Spanish origin.
414
Macatu ti poonna, rugac iti ngo-duna.
(Iloc.) Macaturugac
Macatu = cloth
Rugac = old, rotten clothing
Cloth is the beginning; tatters the ending.
i.e. Macatu is the beginning, rugac the ending. The whole word means I am sleeping.
415
Salapi iti poona; ngao ti ngodona.
(Iloc.) Salapingao
(Fifty cents) Salapi is the beginning; ( ) ngao the end.Page 132
The Salapingao is a bird “like a swallow.”
416
Sinampal co bago inaloc.
(Tag.) Sampaloc
I slapped before I offered.
Sampaloc
There is simple word play here; the beginning and end of the riddle give the word S(in)ampal-oc. The Sampaloc is a fruit tree.
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