Philippine Studies I

 A Little Book of Filipino Riddles

 Collected and Edited by Frederick Starr

 World Book Co. Yonkers, New York 1909

 Copyrighted 1909 by Frederick Starr The Torch Press Cedar Rapids, Iowa

 This Little Book of Filipino Riddles Is Dedicated To Gelacio Caburian Casimiro Verceles Rufino Dungan of Agoo, Union Province

INTRODUCTION

Although I had already inquired for them from Ilocano boys, my firstactual knowledge of Filipino riddles was due to Mr. George T. Shoens, American teacher among the Bisayans. He had made a collection of somefifty Bisayan riddles and presented a brief paper regarding them atthe Anthropological Conference held at Baguio, under my direction, onMay 12-14, 1908. My own collection was begun among Ilocano of UnionProvince from whom about two hundred examples were secured. Otherswere later secured from Pangasinan, Gaddang, Pampangan, Bisayan andTagal sources. My informants have chiefly been school-boys, who spokea little English; they wrote the text of riddle and answer in theirnative tongue and then we went over them carefully together to makean English translation and to get at the meaning. Many Filipinosknow how to read and write their native language, although few havehad actual instruction in doing so. There is no question that errorsand inconsistencies exist in the spelling of these riddles, due tothis lack of instruction and to the fact that the texts have beenwritten by many different persons. I am myself not acquainted withany Malay language. I have tried to secure uniformity in spellingwithin the limits of each language but have no doubt overlooked manyinconsistencies. The indulgence of competent critics is asked. It hasbeen our intention throughout to adhere to the _old_ orthography. Thusthe initial _qu_ and the final _ao_ have been preferred. 

The _word_ for riddle varies with the population. In Ilocano it is_burburtia_, in Pangasinan _boniqueo_, in Tagal _bugtong_, in Gaddang----, in Pampangan _bugtong_, in Bisayan _tugmahanon_. 

Riddles are common to all mankind. They delighted the old Aryans andthe ancient Greeks as they do the modern Hindu and the Bantu peoplesof darkest Africa. Many writers have defined the riddle. Friedreichin his _Geschichte des Räthsels_, says: "The riddle is an indirectpresentation of an unknown object, in order that the ingenuity of thehearer or reader may be exercised in finding it out. . . . Wolf has giventhe following definition: the riddle is a play of wit, which endeavorsto so present an object, by stating its characteristic features andpeculiarities, as to adequately call it before the mind, without, however, actually naming it. "

The riddles of various Oriental peoples have already been collectedand more or less adequately discussed by authors. Hebrew riddlesoccur in the Bible, the best known certainly being Samson's:

 "Out of the eater came forth meat, And out of the strong came forth sweetness. "

Arabic riddles are many and have been considerably studied; Persianriddles are well known; of Indian riddles at least one collectionhas been printed separately under the name _Lakshminatha upasaru_, a series of Kolarian riddles from Chota Nagpur has been printed as, also, an interesting article upon Behar riddles; Sanskrit riddles arenumerous and have called for some attention from scholars; a few Gypsyriddles are known; two recent papers deal with Corean riddles. We knowof but two references to Malayan riddles; one is Rizal, _Specimensof Tagal Folk-Lore_, the other is Sibree's paper upon the _Oratory, Songs, Legends, and Folk-Tales of the Malagasy_. This is no doubtan incomplete bibliography but the field has been sadly neglectedand even to secure this list has demanded much labor. It sufficesto show how deeply the riddle is rooted in Oriental thought andindicates the probability that riddles were used in Malaysia longbefore European contact. 

To what degree Filipino riddles are indigenous and original is aninteresting but difficult question. So far as they are of Europeanorigin or influenced by European thought, they have come from orbeen influenced by Spain. Whatever comparison is made should chiefly, and primarily, be with Spanish riddles. But our available sources ofinformation regarding Spanish riddles are not numerous. We have onlyDemofilo's _Collecion de enigmas y adivinanzas_, printed at Sevillein 1880, and a series of five chap-books from Mexico, entitled _DelPegueņo Adivinadorcito_, and containing a total of three hundred andseven riddles. Filipino riddles deal largely with animals, plants andobjects of local character; such must have been made in the Islandseven if influenced by Spanish models and ideas. Some depend upon purelylocal customs and conditions--thus numbers 170, 237, etc. , could onlyoriginate locally. Some, to which the answers are such words as egg, needle and thread, etc. , (answers common to riddles in all Europeanlands), may be due to outside influence and may still have some localor native touch or flavor, in their metaphors; thus No. 102 is actuallyour "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall;" the Mexican form runs:

 "Una arquita muy chiquita tan blanca como la cal todo lo saben abrir pero ninguno cerrar. "

But the metaphor "the King's limebox" could only occur in a districtof betel-chewing and is a native touch. Many of the Filipino riddlesintroduce the names of saints and, to that degree, evidence foreigninfluence; but even in such cases there may be local coloring; thus, calling rain-drops falling "rods, " "St. Joseph's rods cannot becounted, " could hardly be found outside of the tropics. Religiousriddles, relating to beads, bells, church, crucifixes, are commonenough and are necessarily due to outside influence, but even suchsometimes show a non-European attitude of mind, metaphorical expressionor form of thought. 

Everywhere riddles vary in quality and value. Many are stupidthings, crudely conceived and badly expressed. Only the exceptionalis fine. Examine any page of one of our own riddle books and youmay criticize almost every riddle upon it for view-point, or form, or flavor. We must not demand more from Filipino riddles than fromour own. Some knowledge of local products, customs, conditions, isnecessary for the understanding of their meaning; when understood, they are fully equal to ours in shrewdness, wit and expression. Kraussemphasizes the fact that everywhere riddles tend to coarseness andeven to obscenity and discusses the reasons. What is true elsewhereis true here; a considerable number of Filipino riddles are coarse;we have introduced them but emphasize the fact that any scientificallyformed collection of German or English riddles would contain somequite as bad. 

Probably few of our readers have considered the taxonomy ofriddles. Friedreich offers a loose and unscientific classificationas follows:

 I. The Question Riddle. II. The Simple Word Riddle (with seven sub-divisions). III. The Syllable Riddle or Charade. IV. The Letter Riddle. 1. With reference to sound. 2. With reference to form. V. Punctuation Riddles. VI. The Rebus. VII. Complex Riddles; combination of two or more simple types. VIII. Number Riddles. 

Several of these forms occur in our collection. 

More scientific than Friedreich's work is Petsch's _Studien überdas Volksrätsel_. His analysis and dissection of riddle forms bestenable us to test the indigenous content of our Filipino riddles. Herecognizes two fundamental riddle types. He says: "Two groups ofriddles have long been distinguished in the collections, the truerhymed riddles and the short 'catch-questions' expressed in prose. Thedifference is not only in form but in content. 'True riddles' haveas purpose the describing of an object in veiled, thought-arousing, perhaps misleading, poetical clothing, which, from this presentation ofits appearance, its source, its utility, etc. , shall be recognized bythe intelligence, i. E. , can and shall be guessed. 'Catch-questions, 'on the contrary, are not to be guessed, the questioner intendinghimself to give the solution; at their best they are intended to trickthe hearer, and since their solution is impossible to the uninitiatedare not 'true riddles' but false ones. Since I propose to divide thetotal riddle material of each single nation between these two greatchief groups, may I not somewhat extend the scope of the latter, including some things which are rejected from most collections ashaving little to do with actual riddles--those questions which aregenerally insoluble and such tests of wisdom as appeal not to witand understanding, but to knowledge--which are certainly not trueriddles. Thus, in the group here characterized as 'false' differentclasses of things are brought together, the characteristics of whichI shall investigate later. " It would be interesting to quote theauthor's discussion further. We can, however, only state that herecognizes three classes of "false riddles, " to which he gives thenames "wisdom tests, " "life-ransoming riddles, " and "catch-questions. "

Of "true riddles" there is a vast variety of form and content. Mosttypical is the descriptive riddle of a single object to be guessed. Inits complete and normal form Petsch claims that such a riddleconsists of five elements or parts. 1 Introduction; 2 denominative;3 descriptive; 4 restraint or contrast; 5 conclusion. 1 and 5 aremerely formal, trimmings; 2 and 3 are inherent and essential; 4is common and adds vigor and interest. Such complete and "normal"riddles are rare in any language. Usually one or more of the fiveelements are lacking. It is only by such an analysis of riddle formsthat a comparative study of riddles can be made. Any single riddle isbest understood, by the constant holding before the mind this patternframework and noting the degree of development of the case in hand. 

The Filipinos themselves recognize several classes of riddles. Anold Tagal lady told us there were three kinds:

 1. _Alo-divino_: concerning God and divine things 2. _Alo-humano_: concerning persons 3. _Parabula_: all others

There is no science in this classification, which embodies considerablecorrupted Spanish. Another informant recognizes six classes:

 1. _Alo-divino_ 2. _Historia-vino:_ history of God and saints 3. _Alo-humano_ 4. _Historia-mano_: history of persons. 5. _Karle-mano_: God and saints and persons together. 6. _Parabula_ or _biniyabas_. 

These names call for little comment and the classification theyembody is of the loosest. The word _parabula_ is Spanish in sourceand equivalent to our parable; _biniyabas_ is Tagal. 

Some features of our riddles call for comment. Filipino riddles, inwhatever language, are likely to be in poetical form. The commonesttype is in two well-balanced, rhyming lines. Filipino versification isless exacting in its demand in rhyme than our own; it is sufficient ifthe final syllables contain the same vowel; thus Rizal says--_ayup_and _pagud_, _aval_ and _alam_, rhyme. The commonest riddle versecontains five or seven, or six, syllables, thus:

 Daluang balon hindi malingon

or

 Bahay ni San Gabriel punong puno nang barel. 

Just as in European riddles certain set phrases or sentences arefound frequently at the beginning or end of the riddle. In Ilocanoand Pangasinan a common introductory form is "What creature ofGod" or "What thing made by Lord God, " the expression in realitybeing equivalent to a simple "what. " These pious forms do not at allnecessarily refer either to animals or natural objects; thus, a boat ora house is just as good a "creature of God" as a fowl is. A common formof ending is "Tell it and I am yours, " "Guess it and I am your man. "

Quite analogous to calling inanimate or artificial things "creaturesof God" is the personification of all sorts of things, animate andinanimate; thus, a rat is "an old man, " a dipper is "a boy. " Notinfrequently the object or idea thus personified is given a title ofrespect; thus, "Corporal Black" is the night. Akin to personificationis bold metaphor and association. In this there may or may not besome evident analogy; thus a crawfish is "a bird, " the banca or canoeis "rung" (like a bell. ) Not uncommonly the word "house" is used ofanything thought of as containing something; thus "Santa Ana's house, ""San Gabriel's house;" this use is particularly used in speakingof fruits. "Santa Ana's house is full of bullets" is rather prettydescription for the papaya. The word "work" is often used for a thingmade, or a manufactured article. 

Saints' names are constantly introduced, generally in the possessivecase; examples are "Santa Ana's house, " "Santa Maria's umbrella, ""San Jose's canes. " Less commonly the names of other Bible worthiesoccur; thus "Adam's hair. " There is not always any evident fitness inthe selection of the Saint in the connection established. San Jose'sconnection with rain is suitable enough. One would need to know agood deal regarding local and popular hagiography in order to see towhat degree the selections are appropriate. 

Sometimes words without meaning, or with no significance in theconnection where they occur are used. These may serve merelyto fill out a line or to meet the demands of metre. Such oftenappear to be names of the style of "Humpty Dumpty;" these may bephonetically happy, as similar ones often are in European riddles, fitting well with the word or idea to be called up. _Marabotania_is probably meaningless, merely for euphony. Place names with no realconnection with the thought are frequently introduced, as Pantaleon, Mariveles. "_Guering-guering_" and "_Minimin_" are merely for sound. 

Particularly interesting and curious are the _historia-vino_ givenin numbers 312-317. No doubt there are many such. Those here givenwere secured from one boy at Malolos. When first examined, I believedthe boy had not understood what I was after. He assured me that theywere _bugtong_ and _bugtong_ of the best and finest class. The ideain these is to propound a statement in a paradoxical form, whichcalls for some reference to a bible story or teaching; the answer isnot immediately clear and demands a commentary which is quite oftensubtle and ingenious. Friedreich gives examples of similar expositoryreligious riddles from Europe. 

A curious group are the relationship riddles, numbers 286-289, whichclosely resemble trick questions among ourselves. The evidence ofoutside influence is here conclusive in the fact that the ideas andterms of relationship in them are purely European, in nowise reflectingthe characteristic Malayan system and nomenclature. 

Some of the riddles are distinctly stupid. "I let the sun shine onyour father's back" seems to mean no more than that the house roofis exposed to the solar rays. It is doubtful whether this means mucheven in the original Tagal. Of course many of the riddles demandfor their adequate understanding a knowledge of native customs, which the outsider rarely has. Thus, until one knows a common methodof punishing naughty children, the riddle "I have a friend; I donot like to face him" means nothing. Perhaps the most difficult toadequately present are some plays on words. These frequently need aconsiderable explanation. In some of these the parts of the word toguess are concealed in or are suggested by the form of the statementand one must extract them and combine them; such are "_iscopidor_" and"_sampaloc_. " In others the play depends upon homophony, the same soundor word have different meanings. In yet a third class the answer is asmart Aleck sort of an affair, "How do you take a deer without net, dogs, spear, or other things for catching?" "Cooked. " Most inaneof all, but with plenty of analogues among ourselves, are thosewhere the answer itself is introduced into the question with theintention to mislead; "Its skin is green and its flesh is red likea watermelon. " "Watermelon. "

Filipino riddles are mostly given out by young people. When severalare gathered together they will question and answer; they are much invogue when a young gentleman calls upon his sweetheart; among Tagalsand Pampangans at least the chief occasion for giving _bugtong_ is whena little group are watching at night beside a corpse. In propoundinga riddle it is not uncommon to challenge attention by repeating aswitty a rhyme, which is quite as often coarse as witty. One Tagalexample runs:

 Bugtong co ka Piro! Turan mo ka Baldo! Pag hindi mo naturan Hindi ca nang iwang; Pag maturan mo May tae ang puit mo. 

 I have a bugtong compadre P! Guess it compadre B! If you cannot guess it You have not cleaned yourself; If you do not guess it You are dirty. 

We have mentioned two references to Malay riddles. Of the eight givenin Rizal's paper five have been given us by our informants. As Rizal'sentire paper will be reprinted in another volume of this series we havenot copied the other three. Sibree's paper is important for comparison, since it presents matter drawn from the uttermost point of Malaysia, Madagascar, which has been unaffected by Spanish influence. Sibree'sarticle is translated from a little book by another missionary, theRev. Louis Dahle. Dahle's book is entitled _Specimens of MalayasyFolklore_ and its material is presented in Malagasy only. Mr. Sibreetranslates twenty of his riddles. They are in character and flavorlike many of the Filipino riddles. As Sibree does not give the nativetext and I have not seen Dahle's book, I cannot know whether theyare rhymed. They are all of the type of true riddles to be guessed, descriptions wherein one or two characteristics or striking featuresare presented, either directly or figuratively. Examination of thislittle series deepens an impression already made by study of our owncollection, namely, that the true riddles in our series are largelyoriginal Filipino while the insoluble riddles, the catches, the playson words, are those where foreign influence is most evident. AlthoughSibree's article is easily accessible, we quote a few of these Malagasyexamples for comparison. 

"Cut and no wound seen?" "Water, " is our number 231. 

"The mother says let us stand up, but the children say let us lieacross?" "A ladder. " and "At night they come without being fetchedand by day they are lost, without being stolen?" "The stars. " arequite in the style and spirit of Filipino riddles. Compare "Coarserafia cloth outside and white robe inside?" "Manioc root" with the"Poor outside; rich within, " "Langca" of the Ilocano. 

The order of presentation of these riddles has been a considerableproblem. To arrange them rigidly in Petsch's order of developmentmight have been fairly satisfactory but would have rendered thefinding of any desired riddle difficult. We have struck out acrude arrangement in alphabetical order of the English answers, with subdivisions under some general headings. The arrangement isnot scientific nor completely developed, but it will perhaps workfairly well in practice. The original text is first given for riddleand answer; the English translation of both follows; then are givensuch explanation and comment as are necessary. When a riddle occursin different languages, the text of the question is given in one, but the fact of its occurrence in others is indicated. 

We are indebted to many for assistance. The list is too long forindividual acknowledgment. To our original Ilocano helpers this littlebook is dedicated. To Messrs. George T. Shoens, Francisco A. Santos(Calumpit), Rufino Santos (Arayat) and Conrado Benitez (Pagsanghan), we are so deeply indebted that their names must be mentioned. To schoolboys in Agoo, San Fernando (Union), Malolos, Manila and Tayug, we owemany thanks. Would that the publication of this imperfect collectionmight lead to their greater interest in a neglected section of theirfolklore. Some Malay worker ought to perfect and complete the workhere begun. 

This volume is the first number of a series of little books which theundersigned plans to bring out under the general title of _PhilippineStudies_. Each number will treat of a distinct and separate subject;each will be independent. The extent to which the series will bedeveloped, will depend upon the reception given to it and the degreein which it appears to respond to a real need. Two numbers at anyrate are already arranged and the second should appear within a year. 

Frederick Starr. 

September, 1909. 

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS MENTIONED IN THE INTRODUCTION

Bernheisel, K. Korean Conundrums. Korean Review. 1905, pp. 81-86. 

Bloomfield, M. Religion of the Veda, pp. 215-218. (SanskritRiddles. ) Journal American Oriental Society, Vol. X, p. 172. 

Dahle, L. Specimens of Malagasy Folk-Lore. Atananarivo, 1877, 8vo, pp. 457. 

Del pequeno Adivinadorcito. Mexico. Five chap-books, 16mo each, 16 pp. 

Demofilo. Colleccion de enigmas y adivinanzas. Sevilla, 1880. 8vo, pp. 495. 

Friedreich, J. B. Geschichte des Rätsels. Dresden, 1860. 8vo, pp. Viii, 248. 

Führer, A. Sanskritische Rätsel. Zeitschrift der Deutsch. MorganländerGesel. 1885. Pp. 99-102. 

Haug. Vedische Rätselfragen und Rätselspruche. Trans. Munich Academy, 1875. 

Krauss, F. S. Allegemeine Methodik d. Volkskunde 1891-97, p. 112. 

Korean Conundrums. Korean Review. Seoul; 1906. Pp. 59-60. 

Lakshminatha upasaru. Collection of Riddles. Patna, 1888. 32mo, pp. 32. 

Ludwig. Der Rig Veda. Iii. Pp. 390. 

Mitra. Sarat Chandra. Riddles current in Bihar. Journal AsiaticSociety, 1901, 8vo, pp. 33-58. 

Petsch, R. Studien über das Volksrätsel. Berlin. 1898, 8vo, pp. 139. 

Phillott, D. C. Persian Riddles. Calcutta, 1906. Journal AsiaticSociety of Bengal, pp. 86-94. 

Rizal, J. Specimens of Tagal Folk-Lore. London, 1889, Trubner's Record, pp. 45-46. 

Sibree, Jr. , J. The Oratory, Songs, Legends and Folk-Tales of theMalagasy. London, 1883, Folk-Lore Journal, pp. 38-40. 

Two Gypsy Riddles. Journal Gypsy Folk-Lore Society, 1907, pp. 92. 

Wagner, P. Some Kolarian Riddles. Calcutta, 1904. Journal AsiaticSociety of Bengal, pp. 62-79. 

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 samundo ang lumilipad ay sumususo ang anak? (Tag. ) Kabag

Although you are wise and know how to read and write, which bird inthis 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. Carabao

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, ipusnaquen maysa nga ulona nga aoan ti imana. (Iloc. ) Caballo

There is one creature of our Lord God which has four legs and a tailand one head; but it has no arms. Horse

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

 i. E. His tail. 

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. (Tag. ) Campana sa misa

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 timaysa ata berde, quet dadiay maysa ata porao, quen dadiay maysa atalomabaga; 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 thedresses 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 quet intedco iti sangaili dinainsubli. (Iloc. ) Gaoed

I wrote a green paper with white: I gave it to my visitor and he didnot 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 agpidotti maquin ngato? (Iloc. ) Manoc

What thing that Lord God made sifts 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 ipagnana 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 dahonua-ay man sing gamut? (Bis. ) Parao

What tree is it, that when it has leaves it also has roots, but whenit 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. Ears

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. Eyes

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 mata

It is a long time since it died, yet it can not be buried for itsneighbor is still alive. One blind eye

48. 

Seņora 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 daytoya bantay adda met dua nga oaig quet no agsangit daguitoy a Princesaagayos met daytoy nga oaig ngem no saanda nga agsangit mamagaandaguitoy nga oaig. (Iloc. ) Mata quen agung

There are two princesses with a mountain between them. In this mountainare two brooks and when the princesses cry these brooks flow and whenthe 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 tiari 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 areyou said the king. If there is a half 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. (Iloc. ) Ima

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. (Tag. ) Binte

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. (Iloc. ) Agung

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. Tongue

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. (Tag. ) Lura

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. (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 ingatkong 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 naing quecang lauan a usta mu ing qucang sasabian. (Pang. ) Relos

His words are audible but difficult to understand; when you look athis face you will understand what he says. Clock

89. 

Ania ti parsua ni apo Dios nga aoan ti imana nga aoan ti sacana quetammona 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 ualasing calibutan. (Bis. ) Longon

The one who orders it made is crying; the one who has it, it is nothis 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 tothe 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 itis 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 dacquelti 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. 

Piņa piņa marabotiniano aoan dayta matayca. (Iloc. ) Bagas

_Piņa piņa 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 qungpenibatana matda ing ningning na. (Pamp. ) Asin

A sparkling pearl that came from the mine, in going to its sourceloses 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 seņorito, 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 Doņa Maria alictob na botilla. (Pang. ) Apayas

Doņa Maria's house is surrounded by a bottle. Papaya

139. 

Balay ni Santa Maria nalicmut ti espada. (Iloc. , --also Pang. , Gad. , Bis. ) Piņa

Santa Maria's house is surrounded by swords. Pineapple

140. 

Seņora a nasam-sam-it addat oneg ti siit. (Iloc. ) Piņa

A sweet lady among the thorns. Pineapple

141. 

Isang dalagang may corona at caloob saan ay may mata. (Tag. ) Piņa

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 overseven 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 itand 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 milacoya carin la paquit. (Pamp. ) Batuin at aldo

When the lamp is shining they can scarcely be seen, but when it istaken 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 thecount and I planted a cocoanut in the west and it did not sproutbecause 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 gonea 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 yourfather'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 timaysa 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 alady 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 andhatches 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 ina 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 bataiya guin bilin sa patay, cag ang patay amo ang nag buhi sang batasang buhi. (Bis. ) Langao, uhid, carne

A living thing left its young to a dead thing; this dead thing gavenourishment to the young of the living thing. Fly, maggots, meat

204. 

Siasino iti parsua ni apotayo nga Dios nga casla agropropa a caballoquet iti payacna casla bulong iti caoayan? (Iloc. ) Dudon

What creature of our Lord God has a face like a horse and wings likebambu leaves? Grasshopper

205. 

Adda maysa nga tumatayal yanna amin nga lugar uray no tayac quencabaquiran, quet iti rupana rupa iti baca, iti tengnguedna tengnguediti caballo, iti barocongna barocong iti tao, iti payacna casla bolongiti 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 andtayac; 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 hiena carin mipalamang. (Pamp. ) Yamuc

He does not like to return to the land where he was born for therehe 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 metungyang 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 aggiyanditoy nga lognac quet no mamamagaan daytoy nga lognaquen matay metdatoy agtaytayaben. (Iloc. ) Lamparaan

There is a pond and a bird; this bird lives in the pond. When thepond 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 bogcotoy loac quet iti pinamorosco toy matac. (Iloc. ) Nagayanayat

I planted a plant in the midst of the palm of my hand, I watered itwith 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 onlyone found it. Girl

222. 

Oalay saquey ya dalayap temmobod puegley na dayat amayamay ya manpedperaod sac sacquey so acagaoat. (Pang. ) Panangasasa

There is a lemon-tree growing in the middle of the sea; many peopledesire 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-namaymaysa 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 intestinesare 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 itinatedda? (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 ngatomanagari. (Iloc. ) Agarado

There are three things; the first is walking without talking; thesecond 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, puroang ibinungay diamante. (Tag. ) Bata

I planted a pepper near a bed, I watered it with honor, it yieldeda 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 isyour 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 tipipino no di Sto. Cristo. (Iloc. ) Natay

I planted a pip near the convent but it did not produce a squash butSto. 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 singlimacatan. (Bis. ) Manoghabol

She appears to be always walking, but after all is still in her placeas before. A weaver

Plants. 

252. 

Deli queenteng kaballero rianu mang tiknang an nang palacio, agadyanag malaso. (Pamp. ) Balite

A gallant horseman causes any castle in which he is to crumbleto 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 ngasanga 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 oacti nagtaraquen. (Iloc. ) Saba

A stork laid an egg; the crane hatched a lark from it; the crow tookcare 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 fingersupside 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 donot 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 brancheswhich 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 fromthe 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 swampwould 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 makamtanat nang sa pagkita ay hindi mapalaran tinaglay-taglay ko hangangkamatayan. (Tag. ) Tinik

I sought a thing I wished to get, and as I could not find it I keptit until my death. Spine

283. 

Adda tal-lo a Princesas sag-gaysa ti coartoda ngem saan da ngaagquiquita. (Iloc. ) Tagunbao

There are three princesses; each has a separate room and they cannotsee 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 hindiko 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 mgaanak; 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, fathersof 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 aytinanong nang bantay; ano mo ba ang tawong iyon? Kapatid mo ba oano? Ang sagot nang bilango ay ito; akoy ualang kapatid, ni pamangkinni amain, ni nuno, ni apo, ni kahit kaibigan; ngungit ang ama nangtawong iyan, ay anak nang anak nang aking ama. Ano nang bilango angtawong iyon. (Tag. ) Anak

After a man visited a prisoner, the guard asked him--"is that man yourbrother, 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 sopait 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 nagbuniagni 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 standit he climbed on his back. Crucifix

299. 

Maysa a cayo nagango idiay poona nabasa idiay tingana, nagango metti 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 amina 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 aysi Cristo. (Tag. ) Hostia

I planted a _sicolo_ in the midst of the convent; it bore Christfor 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 kalunkutlunkutan. (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 nagkitangliwanag. At ako rin naman yaong nagkapalad na tawaging bunso sakanilang lahat. (Tag. ) Ang pitong linggo nang Cuaresma. 

Seven brothers are we; the firstborn was I but I am the youngestof 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 atang 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 theremaining 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 panatatangap, ang hiningan naman ay dagling nag-gaoad nang sa boongyatu'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 soldiergave 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 nottake 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 nalaoagadda caduac. (Iloc. ) Anninioan

If I walk in the dark I have no companion; if I walk in the light Ihave 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 kikiakyang 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 dimatoen ti olona. (Iloc. ) Paet

There is a creature of God whose body is hard; it does not wish toeat 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 imbarsaccodiay daga nasay sayaat ti cancionna, (Iloc. ) Sunay

I have a toy like a granada; I tied it around and around and threwit 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 metuppat nga sacana nga babasit quet adda met innem nga acaba quencuanarupano quet agngiao saan nga magna. (Iloc. ) Baol

I have something in my house made of wood; it has four short legsand six flat faces; it squeaks, but cannot walk. Trunk

Umbrella. 

364. 

No umulog ti seņora 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 isbent forward. Plow

 This has reference to the different sticks, or pieces, of which the plow is composed. 

383. 

Sa palacol nabuhayat 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 excretesit 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 hindinaman suha; turang mong bigla. (Tag. ) Rabanos

It is sharp but not pepper; white but not paper; green but notshaddock; 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 quenaoan 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 thingsfor 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. 

 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. 

NOTES

[1] A species of bambu; firm, slender and high. 

[2] a flower.