A Little Book of Filipino Riddles - novelonlinefull.com
You’re read light novel A Little Book of Filipino Riddles Part 8 online at NovelOnlineFull.com. Please use the follow button to get notification about the latest chapter next time when you visit NovelOnlineFull.com. Use F11 button to read novel in full-screen(PC only). Drop by anytime you want to read free – fast – latest novel. It’s great if you could leave a comment, share your opinion about the new chapters, new novel with others on the internet. We’ll do our best to bring you the finest, latest novel everyday. Enjoy
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 ba.s.sit napnut bucbucaig.
(Iloc.) Ngioat
There is a small brook filled with sh.e.l.ls.
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.
p.e.n.i.s
71.
Mapatar ya dalin tin.o.boay 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.
