A Little Book of Filipino Riddles - Part 11
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Part 11

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 aga.s.siquet; dadiay ababao agatengngned.

(Iloc.--also Pang., Bis.) Calzon; bado

What is deep reaches only to the waist; what is shallow comes to the neck.

Drawers; jacket

94.

Daluang pipit nag t.i.timbangan sa isang siit.

(Tag.) Hicao

Two _pipits_ balancing on a bambu stick.

Earrings

The _pipit_ is a small bird.

95.

b.u.mili ako nang alipin mataas pa sa akin.

(Tag.) Sambalilo

I bought a slave, taller than myself.

Hat

96.

Aniat aramid a canennaca, (Iloc.) Bado

What work devours you.

Camisa

The word work is used in several of these riddles with the meaning of a thing made, a manufactured article. The camisa is a shirt.

97.

Nacaquitaac iti dua a sasacayan; maymaysat naglugan.

(Iloc.) Zapatos

I saw two boats; only one person was on board.

Shoes

98.

Dala mo siya, dala ca niya.

(Tag.) Bakia

You carry it it carries you.

Shoe

09.

Dalan mucu, dalan da ca, mipa quinabang cata.

(Pamp.) Sapin

Carry me, I will carry you; let us share alike.

Shoes

Drinks.

100.

Con aga naga lapta, pero con hapon naga tipon.

(Bis.) Tuba

In the morning it is scattered in many places, but in the evening it is united into one place.

Tuba

An intoxicating drink made from cocoapalm sap; it is gathered daily. In the morning it is at the trees which yield; at evening it is brought in and stored.