CULTURE, ARTS AND LITERATURE

Tigmo-Tigmo: Visayan Riddles

Visayan Riddle: Baboy sa lasang, ang tunok puro lansang. 

English Translation: A wild pig of the forest is covered with spikes.

Answer: nangka (jackfruit)

Visayan Riddle: Tigmo, tigmo agokoy, ugma ra kita magasoy

 
English Translation: Riddles made in the night will be answered in the morning light. 

Answer: Damgo (Dream)

 TAGALOG RIDDLES:
Hindi akin, hindi iyo, ari ng lahat ng tao.

Answer: mundo

 Hiligaynon:

1. Ang dagat gin putos sang langit

Ang langit gin putos sang tul-an

Ang tul-an gin putos sang bulbol

Ang bulbol gin putos sang panit 

Tagalog:

Ang dagat binalot ng langit 

Ang langit binalot ng buto

Ang buto binalot ng balahibo

Ang balahibo binalot ng balat

English:

The sea was covered by the sky

The sky was covered by the bone

The bone was covered by the fur

The fur was covered by the skin

Answer:

 

 

 

LUBI / NIYOG / COCONUT

 

 BICOL:

Manok ko sa kadlagan, namumula sa kaisugan. 
= Lada

My cock in the forest is red with anger. 
= Red hot chilli pepper

 

SOURCE:

http://tagaloglang.com/examples-of-visayan-riddles/

http://tagaloglang.com/bugtong-bugtungan-letra-m/#more-3286 

http://hiligaynonliterature.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

https://kutchiara.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/bicol-riddle-me-food/