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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.
