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.
(Tag.) Candela
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.
(Iloc.) Uppat aturong
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
sing 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.
Drawers; jacket
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.
(Tag.) Bakia
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; no 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 is 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.
(Tag.) Mais
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.
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.
(Iloc.) Niog
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.
Cocoanut
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.
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.
Longboy
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.
(Pamp.) Kapaya
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.
Pineapple
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 board 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.
(Tag.) Buan
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.
The Moon
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.
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.
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?
House
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 Tranquilino, 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.
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.
Roof
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.
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.
Fishline
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.
Needle and thread
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).
Pen
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 wide 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 it 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
quet 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.
Grasshopper
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.
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.
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?
Love
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.
Girl
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 upon 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.
(Iloc.) Guitarra
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.
Water, ice
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;
dadiay 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.
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.
(Tag.) Nagevemupisal
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 duyan
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?
The stingy man
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.
Bambu
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.
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
261.
Macagto sa simbahan si Mary, pito o ualo ang iya saya.
(Tag.) Puso
Mary is going to church having seven or eight shirts.
Banana bud
The bud is wrapped or folded within a number of bracts.
262.
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.
263.
Caballo moreno umosoc idiay ngato.
(Iloc.) Sabonganay ti saba
The red horse comes out upward.
Banana flowers
264.
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.
265.
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 suckers
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
269.
Payung y Santa Maria amena mabata.
(Gad.) Tafal
Saint Mary's umbrella cannot be wetted.
Gabi
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.
273.
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.
277.
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.
Sugarcane
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?
(Iloc.) Siit
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
288.
Ang mga babaying A at B ay nakasalubong sa daan ng dalawang lalaki;
at nagwika si A; naito na ang ating mga ama, mga ama 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.
289.
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, the 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.
290.
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.
Church
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.
Crucifix
299.
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.
(Tag.) Panalangin
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.
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.
Tower
310.
Caoayan bayog ag nayogayog.
(Pang.) Torre
_Caoayan bayog_ [1] 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 come upon earth
for the righteous but for the sinner.
313.
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."
314.
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."
316.
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.) Ito 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.
Frog
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.
Turtle
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.
(Pang.) Calzada
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.
(Iloc.) Aninioan
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.
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.
Rain
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.
(Iloc.) Dalican
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 house.
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 eat
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.
Chisel
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,
(Iloc.) Sunay
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.
(Iloc.) Payong
When the lady comes down the _sampaga_ [2] 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.
369.
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.
373.
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.
(Tag.) Guilingan
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.
(Iloc.) Arado
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.
(Iloc.) Pudonan
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 inganat 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.
Camote
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.
(Tag.) Sibuyas
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 a 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.
Watermelon
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?
_Ari_poyot
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 the 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.
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.